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Bystander intervention on college campuses

August 12, 2011

posted in: prevention

In July 2011, PreventConnect Reading Club hosted two lively discussions on “Evaluation of Green Dot: Active Bystander Intervention on College Campuses.” Participants exchanged stories of how Green Dot works on their campus and the future of bystander interventions on campuses and in the community. Besides great ideas and suggestions on how to approach bystander intervention,

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Prevention In Action: California Primary Prevention Practice

August 11, 2011

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At last week’s CALCASA Leadership Conference, several California Rape Crisis Centers gave presentations about the primary prevention work they are doing in their communities.  The stories we heard described how these prevention programs supported people in their communities to become agents of change.  As we were recognizing 40 years of a movement to end sexual

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10 year old acting on Green Dot

July 12, 2011

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As a survivor of childhood sexual assault, I always felt that children must be free to ask about adult behaviors that are confusing, even when it is behavior not related to sexual abuse. I realized how important it was for me to teach my children about sexual abuse and how to recognize it. I remember

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PreventConnect Reading Club adds bystander intervention on campus session

July 11, 2011

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PreventConnect Reading Club PreventConnect Reading Club announces a second Reading Club session for Friday, July 29 at 11.00 a.m. PST. Programs to encourage bystanders to take action to prevent sexual violence and domestic violence have become recognized as promising approaches to primary prevention of violence.  In the June 2011 issue of the journal Violence Against Women,

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PreventConnect Reading Club: bystander intervention on college campuses

July 7, 2011

posted in: campus,prevention

PreventConnect Reading Club Programs to encourage bystanders to take action to prevent sexual violence and domestic violence have become recognized as promising approaches to primary prevention of violence.  In the June 2011 issue of the journal Violence Against Women, there are many articles sharing the results of research on the effectiveness of bystanders programs. On July

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Research on bystander programs highlighted in journal

June 14, 2011

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The June 2011 issue of the journal Violence Against Women will include many articles about research on bystander programs designed to prevent sexual violence and domestic violence. It is great to see so many articles looking at prevention programs. Check out this PreventConnect podcast interview with authors Christine Gidycz, Ph.D., and Alan Berkowitz, Ph.D., discussing

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