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Models in Prevention: CDC’s DELTA Program

August 15, 2011

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PreventConnect.org DELTA is a prevention program close to my heart. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national program to advance the primary prevention of intimate partner violence funds fourteen state domestic violence coalitions to build the capacity of local communities to prevent domestic violence.  I had the opportunity to help coordinate one of these

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Diversifying Leadership to Prevent Sexual and Domestic Violence

August 15, 2011

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PreventConnect.org Join PreventConnect for our next web conference Diversifying Leadership: Building the Voice and Vision to Prevent Sexual and Domestic Violence on August 30, 2011 (repeated on August 31, 2011.) Emily May of Hollaback and  Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence‘s Jeff Matsushita will join Annie Lyles of Prevention Institute to explore strategies to

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Preventing sexual violence in LGBTQ communities

August 9, 2011

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While I was attending the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault’s iLEAD Conference in May 2011, I heard a great presentation from Terri Phoenix, Director at the LGBTQ Center at the University of North Carolina, on preventing sexual violence violence in LGBTQ communities. Check out this PreventConnect interview with her.

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Healthy Break-Ups and Why They Matter

August 8, 2011

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PreventConnect.org Break-ups can be messy, painful and drawn-out. These days, they can also be broadcast world-wide with the click of a mouse. Last Sunday’s New York Times Magazine section had an article about the Boston Public Health Commission’s Break Up Summit. At Peace Over Violence’s 3rd Annual Violence-Free Teens Conference,held February 4, 2011, I had

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PreventConnect web conference: Working with men and boys to prevent violence

August 1, 2011

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PreventConnect.org Working with men and boys is a growing strategy for primary prevention of intimate partner violence. In this upcoming PreventConnect web conference, Working with Men and Boys to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence: Lessons Learned from DELTA Programs, several prevention practitioners will share experiences in developing, implementing and evaluating local prevention programs. Join this session

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PreventConnect Reading Club: bystander intervention on college campuses

July 7, 2011

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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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