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Prevention
Online Resources
A Lifetime Commitment to Violence Prevention: The Alameda County Blueprint
Catalog of Prevention Resources
This 6-page document is a catalog of resources for conducting sexual violence prevention education. Includes detailed descriptions of the materials and information for ordering.
Colorado Department of Education
This site has great information for understanding the education system in Colorado. Follow the Standards in Action link to obtain sample units on integrating standards-based education. Go to the At-Risk/Prevention section to learn more about building social skills in students. Information about the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program is also available.
Community Tool Box
The Tool Box provides over 7,000 pages of practical skill-building information on over 250 different topics. Topic sections include step-by-step instruction, examples, check-lists, and related resources.
Drawing the Line
Drawing the Line is an online guide to developing effective sexual assault prevention programs for middle school students developed by the National Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Project of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
GLSEN Colorado
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network of Colorado strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. This site has great training resources and activities for addressing harassment in school communities. Go to resources to download tip sheets on addressing harassment.
Higher Education Center
The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention supports American institutions of higher education in developing and carrying out prevention policies and programs that will promote campus and community safety and help nurture students' academic and social development. The higher education center has a excellent collection of violence-related resources and publications.
Materials in Spanish
This is a compilation of materials on sexual violence in Spanish developed by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. It lists the type of publication, cost and contact information for ordering.
Media Education Foundation
The Media Education Foundation is a non-profit educational organization devoted to media research and production of resources to aid educators and others in fostering analytical media literacy. You can purchase videos online as well as download study guides to enhance education in the classroom. The MEF has produced some of the top videos on gender violence including "Tough Guise" with Jacskson Katz, "Reviving Ophelia" with Mary Pipher, "Killing Us Softly 3" with Jean Kilbourne and the new "Spin the Bottle" featuring Jackson Katz and Jean Kilbourne.
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) was established as a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. This site is a user-friendly, single point of access to federal information on youth violence prevention and suicide.
Sexual Violence Prevention: Beginning the Dialogue
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) was established as a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. This site is a user-friendly, single point of access to federal information on youth violence prevention and suicide.
Violence Against Women Prevention Research
The mission of this site is to help prevent violence against women by advancing knowledge about prevention research and fostering collaboration among advocates, practitioners, policy makers, and researchers. It is an exceptional resource for current research on effective violence prevention.
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Tip Sheets
Child Sexual Abuse: What Parents Need to Know
A great overview for parents on talking to their children, identifying perpetrator tactics and responding if their child is sexually abused.
Presenting Prevention Videos
A tip sheet that addresses key considerations for using videos in prevention education with young people.
Reading List of Child Sexuality and Sexual Abuse
A list of books that can help parents, teachers and kids understand and address childhood sexuality and sexual abuse.
The Five I's
This tip sheet outlines the "Five I's" of sexual assault prevention which are invasion, ignoring, isolation, intoxication and instincts. A great risk reduction handout that can also be used as a teaching exercise for women.
Tips for Teaching Safety
An overview for parents on how to teach safety to their children about safe and unsafe touching.
What Can I do to Help Stop Sexual Violence
Ideas for men and women on how to become active participants in sexual violence prevention.
What to do When a Student Tells
This tip sheet answers commonly asked questions about handling disclosure of abuse in school and includes information on red flag behaviors, mandatory reporting, confidentiality, and sexual harssment issues.
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