Prevention

As with any disease, conflict, or endeavor, it is not enough to meet the challenges head-on–we must be a step ahead of the issue; we must be upstream, investigating the root causes of the issue.

To learn more about how to promote the primary prevention of sexual violence, see Prevention Approaches.

WI Statewide Information:

FWI: Forward Wisconsin Initiative – a shared vision for preventing interpersonal violence 

WCASA Prevention Efforts:

• RPE – Rape Prevention Education Program  (NSVRC Factsheet)
• Rise to the Challenge campaign

Our Partners:

Curriculum Guide : RPE Sub-grant Talking Points Project summary 

National Prevention Resources

• 1 is 2 Many - Vice President Biden's program to raise prevention awareness 
• PreventConnect.org a project of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) 

• National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)’s Rape Prevention Education (RPE) Grant page 
• Year 1 Report on National Prevention Strength and Needs Assessment page – a three year process to measure the primary prevention capacity of the sexual violence prevention field
• Year 2 Report on National Prevention Strength and Needs Assessment page
• NSVRC's RPE Fact Sheet (link to page; available in PDF and text formats)

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Injury & Prevention Control – Sexual Violence prevention information page 
  • CDC Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence: Program Activities Guide [8MB download]
  • CDC – Training Professionals in the Primary Prevention of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence: A Planning Guide [link to download page; Text Only version available]; 1.5MB document download 

• Investing in Community Prevention: A Dialogue with Federal Leadership on the Community Transformation Grants and the National Prevention Strategy [archived webinar; visit page, scroll down to “Listen” button] 

• Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) – Materials for Educators 
• Prevention Institute
  • UNITY Fact Sheet - Violence and Health Equity
    Series of fact sheets as part of their UNITY program – Violence and Health Equity. Explores the ways in which violence and fear of violence are major factors that undermine health and worsen health disparities.

Prevention on College Campuses

• UW-Madison’s EVOC (Ending Violence On Campus) 
• EVOC is hosting two campus forums to develop online prevention programs for first-year students, next week, Tuesday, February 14 at 10 a.m. in Memorial Union or 3 p.m. in Union South (check TITU); these forums have an identical agenda. All are welcome:  students, academic advisors, faculty, community members, and/or other interested parties.

• One Student.org 
• Preventing Sexual Violence: A Team Approach for Campuses  – Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) executive summary of their 2010 college conference on sexual assault in conjunction with University of Maryland

• Men Can Stop Rape - Where Do You Stand campaign