Prevention
Center for Violence Prevention – the mission of the CVP is to build the capacity of institutions of higher education, K-12 schools, victim service agencies, law enforcement and the criminal justice system to systematically implement best practice violence prevention, victim services and evaluation strategies in collaboration with state, family and community partners. The University of Northern Iowa CVP will function as a statewide training center offering annual conferences for community and campus victim-services providers, community and campus police and educators. CVP will support the development of best practices for responding to and preventing interpersonal violence at Iowa's three state universities, Cedar Falls, IA.
Close to Home ~ Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative – the mission is to foster community-wide responsibility to prevent and reduce the impact of domestic violence. We are building and supporting networks of community residents and organizations in local neighborhoods that want to take action and address the problem of domestic violence together. Close to Home believes that domestic violence is a critical community issue that all community members – youth, residents, families, friends, neighbors, civic leaders, and organizational partners – are essential to designing and implementing the solutions to the problem, Dorchester, MA.
Interpersonal Violence Prevention Information Center – the purpose of this site is to disseminate the work of Dr. Paul Schewe. His work ranges from basis research identifying factors associated with sexual assault victimization and perpetration, to developing preventive interventions, to using evaluation and dissemination strategies to further develop existing interpersonal violence prevention programs for agencies, communities, and statewide networks of service providers. The focus of his research includes sexual assault, teen dating violence, domestic violence, and early childhood interventions to promote positive social-emotional development, Chicago, IL.
MVP Strategies – was founded in 1997 by Jackson Katz, who remains its director. MVP Strategies oversees MVP trainings in a variety of settings, including colleges, high schools, community agencies, and other organizations in the public and private sectors, including professional sports clubs. In addition, MVP Strategies coordinates MVP trainings in the U.S. and Australian militaries. The organization works with post-secondary and secondary educational institutions in the design and implementation of gender violence, gay-bashing, and bullying prevention programs for students, faculty, staff, and administrators, Long Beach, CA.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center – the mission is to provide leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaboration, sharing and creating resources, and promoting research. We envision a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are treated with dignity and respect and have full autonomy over their own bodies and sexual expression. NSVRC believes that through collaboration, prevention, and research-based resources, we are making the world safer and healthier, Harrisburg, PA.
