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PreventConnect Reading Club adds bystander intervention on campus session

July 11, 2011

posted in: prevention

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

posted in: prevention

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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Calif. rape crisis centers begin Green Dot training

May 17, 2011

posted in: prevention

Mateo Lumbreras, Program Manager, Prevention Department, Women’s Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres This week, eight California rape crisis centers are participating in a four-day Green Dot etcetera training in Sacramento, Calif. During the next year, CALCASA and the selected agencies will explore how Green Dot works, learn lessons about implementation and evaluate how this program can support California’s rape

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Welcome to Green Dot!

May 9, 2011

posted in: CALCASA,prevention

As mentioned in an earlier post, Green Dot comes to California, CALCASA is excited to collaborate with Green Dot, et. cetera, Inc., sponsored by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to bring the program to CALCASA Member Agencies.  After receiving 20 requests for proposals, we are excited to announce that the eight pilot sites have been selected! The

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Registration is open for PreventConnect web conference on countering secrecy

September 17, 2010

posted in: prevention

Registration is now open for the next PreventConnect web conference My Business: Countering Secrecy and Privacy Around Violence Through Norms Change. These sessions are the final topic of this year’s web conferences on changing norms to prevent sexual violence and domestic violence. The web conference will take place on September 28, 2010 at 11:00am Pacific

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