Prevention Connection: Violence Against Women Prevention Partnership
Funded by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

As part of Prevention Connection, Prevention Institute has provided  national web-based trainings on the primary prevention of violence against women for local, state, territorial, national and tribal agencies and organizations since 2004. Through a mix of didactic web conferences and interactive online ‘dialogues,’ the Institute has covered topics such as changing norms, community-wide approaches, improving collaborative work, engaging men and boys, and changing organizational practices. This work is conducted under a subcontract with the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. View the archive of Prevention Connection online forums.

Capacity Building in Alameda and San Francisco Counties
Funded by: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, United States Department of Justice

Prevention Institute provided consultation to Alameda County to implement its violence prevention BluePrint, trained county staff and community members, and facilitated planning and strategy meetings. The Institute also helped shape the initial phases of San Francisco’s comprehensive planning initiative, developed training materials, and facilitated strategy meetings. Finally, Prevention Institute coordinated a Bay Area Regional convening entitled, Achieving Sustainable and Effective Violence Prevention, which was hosted by Youth UpRising in September 2007.

Partnerships for Preventing Violence

Funded by: Federal Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice: Safe and Drug Free Schools, Maternal and Child Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Indian Health Services, and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

UPDATE: PPV is in the evidence base! The March, 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine included highlights and outcomes of this project.

Created by Harvard University's School of Public Health, Prevention Institute, and Education Development Center, the six-part Partnerships for Preventing Violence distance learning series took a cross-disciplinary approach to the complex problem of violence in schools and communities. Through an examination of initiatives from across the country, viewers were able to explore violence prevention efforts from a range of perspectives including health, education, and justice. The series trained more than fourteen thousand violence prevention professionals via satellite. Videos of the broadcasts are available upon request from Harvard University’s School of Public Health.

 

Cultivating Peace in Salinas, City of Salinas, California
Funded by: David and Lucile Packard Foundation
In collaboration with the mayor's office and a broad-based task force including the Violent Injury Prevention Coalition, Partners for Peace, youth, parents, and other community stakeholders, Prevention Institute facilitated a strategic planning process which culminated in Cultivating Peace in Salinas: A Framework for Violence Prevention. Cultivating Peace is a strategically developed plan with the ultimate goal of improving health outcomes for children, youth and families. This document is also available in Spanish.

Minnesota Sexual Violence Action Council
Funded by: Minnesota Health Department
Prevention Institute provided consultation and training services to the Minnesota State Health Department's Sexual Violence Prevention Action Council and lead sexual violence prevention staff on advancing primary prevention of sexual violence. Through focused efforts on youth development, healthcare/public health systems and male leadership development, the staff and Action Council emphasized changing organizational practices and policies to influence community factors and norms and forge a major movement to prevent sexual violence in Minnesota. Prevention Institute also provided leadership training through the Minnesota Sexual Violence Leadership Academy to equip public health staff and others to advance prevention work throughout the state.

Oklahoma State Department of Health RPE Program
Funded by: Oklahoma State Department of Health
Prevention Institute facilitated a strategic planning session for the Oklahoma State Department of Health RPE Program. The project identified strategic objectives and infrastructure needs to advance primary prevention of sexual violence in Oklahoma through multidisciplinary collaboration

California Statewide Action Plan for the Prevention of Violence Against Women
Funded by: State of California, Department of Health Services
In collaboration with the California Department of Health Services, Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control (EPIC) branch and Sonoma State University, Prevention Institute facilitated planning meetings and co-developed a statewide action plan for preventing violence against women. The plan builds upon existing work to promote priorities that address multiple forms of violence against women and encourage change in policy and institutional practice.

• California Statewide Policy Recommendations for the Prevention of Violence Against Women: A Final Report to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF)

• Priority Policy Recommendations (PDF)

From a Women's Problem to a Community Solution: Preventing Violence Against Women
Funded by: California Partnership to End Domestic Violence and DELTA Program
In collaboration with the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence and the DELTA Program, Prevention Institute facilitated this two-day training in Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, and San Diego  to promote effective primary prevention approaches that address the underlying factors that contribute to violence against women.

Mobilizing for a Safe USA: Focused Forums
Funded by: National Fire Protection Association/First Alert, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Children's Safety Network (CSN)
Prevention Institute conducted a series of nationwide forums to garner community and regional input into a national strategy for injury and violence prevention. The findings were presented to more than 700 people at Mobilizing for a Safe USA, a national leadership conference and are summarized in, Local Wisdom Is the Key: Findings from SafeUSA Focus Forums.