Migrant workers and prevention
The Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP) has released its latest issue of Partners in Social Change. This issue focuses on sexual violence prevention among migrant workers. Articles...
View ArticleSAAM Highlights: Be the solution
Ending sexual violence takes more than being against rape. We have must be for something. The Washington Coalition Against Sexual Assault Programs has a wonderful Sexual Assault Awareness Month...
View ArticleMedia savvy youth challenge rape messages
The Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs has released another excellent issue of Connections on the topic Media Savvy Youth: Challenging the Pop Culture Messages that Contribute to Sexual...
View ArticleTweeting to advance prevention
PreventConnect.org Grant Stancliff Ashley Maier David Lee (@preventconnect) talks with Grant Stancliff (@soctraticgrant), who was with the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs at the time of...
View ArticleHow do you stay motivated in prevention work?
Kat Monusky of the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Program asks some great questions on Twitter (using the wonderful hash tag #preventionisrad) How do you stay motivated in SV prevention work?...
View ArticleBystanders as agents of primary prevention
Check out this excellent new edition of the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs‘ newsletter Partners in Social Change. The topic is how bystanders can be agents of change to prevent sexual...
View ArticleNew resource on commercial sexual exploitation of children
The newest issue of Connections features several articles about commercial sexual exploitation of children. The voice of a survivor (who received services from the Oakland, CA based MISSEY) provides a...
View ArticleEngaging men to prevent sexual violence
The Summer 2011 Issue of Partners in Social Change features articles about engaging men in sexual violence prevention. “Will men take action to prevent sexual violence?” That was a question I heard...
View ArticleDon Jon: “A lot of dudes can relate”
I recently watched the film Don Jon. I almost gave up within the first 10 minutes. I didn’t want to watch the main character watch porn. And objectify women, and… So I turned to my Facebook friends,...
View ArticleYouth-led prevention
Many primary prevention programs target youth as the intended audience. But do those programs identify youth only as the audience, or do they find ways to support youth as the agents of change in...
View ArticlePresident Obama puts prevention into Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention...
National Sexual Violence Resource Center's Logo for April 2012 Today President Obama issued a proclamation declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. I am pleased to see the...
View ArticleAlleviating anxiety around social media as a tool for prevention
Last week, I presented a web conference called Media and Technology in Sexual Violence Prevention for the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP). A proud “non-techie,” I like to...
View ArticlePreventing sexual violence on campus: New issue of Partners in Social Change
The newest edition of the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs’ newsletter Partners in Social Change is now available. The newsletter focuses on campus prevention and highlights the efforts...
View ArticleParents are Prevention Allies
Parent can play an important role in preventing violence in the lives of teens. I recently read a study looking at parental involvement in teen dating violence prevention. In the most recent issue of...
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