During the 2010 National Sexual Assault Conference, which took place in Hollywood Sept. 1-3, 2010there were more than 80 workshops. The largest track was the Prevention Track sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Workshop Title: Working toward a World Free of Sexual Violence: Virginia’s Primary Prevention Guidelines

Presenters: Brad Perry and Kristi Van Audenhove, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance

Description: The focus of this workshop will be the development, content, and application of Virginia?s Primary Prevention Guidelines. This publication is an innovative resource crucial to building the capacity of communities to plan, implement, and evaluate effective prevention initiatives. It provides common conceptual ground for prevention professionals, and helps translate research and promising practices into digestible, concrete points (incl. case studies) primed for practical application. It also de?nes basic prevention terminology while also pushing the ?eld to consider promotion-oriented goals, such as “healthy sexuality”. Finally, detailed appendices provide deeper context through the inclusion of a glossary, a list of “Priority Risk & Protective Factors,” and a comprehensive assessment tool.

Materials:

• Handout [PDF]
• VSDVAA’s Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence & Intimate Partner Violence
• PreventConnect Interview with Brad Perry about Virginia Primary Prevention Guidelines

To view a complete list of workshops, speakers and information related to the 2010 National Sexual Assault Conference, click here.

The recently published edition of Moving Upstream, the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance‘s newsletter on primary prevention,  is the first of a 2-part series examining organizational development toward primary prevention at sexual and domestic violence agencies. Check out this valuable resource.

Brad Perry is the Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator for the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance (VSDVAA).  In addition to being a well respected prevention leader and author of wonderful articles in Moving Upstream: Virginia’s newsletter for the primary prevention of sexual violence and intimate partner violence, Brad is also the drummer of the band Worn in Red. I caught up with Brad as his band was playing at the 924 Gilman Project in California.

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Brad Perry

In this interview with Brad Perry, Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator for the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance (VSDVAA), Perry talks to CALCASA’s David Lee about the VSDVAA’s Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence & Intimate Partner Violence. These Guidelines are a synthesis of prevention research, practical implementation experience, and the public health perspective. Perry and Lee talk about the process of developing of the Guidelines, and review the opportunities and challenges for prevention work that the Guidelines represent.

VSDVAA’s Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence & Intimate Partner Violence

[podcast]http://www.preventconnect.org/podcasts/V22%20Brad%20Perry.mp3[/podcast]