Prevent IPV News

Check here for regular updates about happenings in the prevention field including emerging programs and campaigns, upcoming events and funding announcements, and the release of publications and reports relevant to the primary prevention of intimate partner violence.

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Coaching Boys Into Men Learning Collaborative

Date: 
Wednesday, 5 May 2021

2:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm Central / 12:00pm Mountain / 11:00am Pacific

Join the Coaching Boys Into Men team on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021, for the 8th CBIM Learning Collaborative session. The Learning Collaborative is a monthly space for CBIM advocates to connect and train with experts in the field and each other on best practices for implementation, adaptation, evaluation, and more. 

Let’s Connect: Questions and Conversations Around Preventing Sexual Harassment in Virtual, At-Home Workspaces and Educational Settings

Date: 
Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Webinar Announcement

2:00-3:30pm Eastern / 1:00-2:30pm Central / 12:00-1:30pm Mountain / 11:00am-12:30pm Pacific

Join PreventConnect and guests from the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, EVERFI, and Futures Without Violence for a conversation exploring possibilities for preventing sexual harassment in virtual, at-home workplaces and educational settings.

Handling Disclosures in a Trauma-Informed Way in Online Sexual Violence Prevention Environments During COVID-19

Date: 
Tuesday, 13 April 2021

Webinar Announcement

2:00-3:30pm Eastern / 1:00-2:30pm Central / 12:00-1:30pm Mountain / 11:00am-12:30pm Pacific

Join PreventConnect and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center for a conversation about handing disclosures in a trauma-informed way that replicates the least harm possible.

Creating Protective Environments for LGBTQ+ Youth Within Schools and Communities to Prevent Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence

Date: 
Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Webinar Announcement

2:00-3:30pm Eastern / 1:00-2:30pm Central / 12:00-1:30pm Mountain / 11:00am-12:30pm Pacific

Join PreventConnect on this web conference with guests from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Inside Out Youth Services, and SMYAL to explore how prevention practitioners are going beyond the binary when engaging men and boys and creating protective environments to prevent sexual and intimate partner violence for LGBTQ+ youth.

PI partners on the Stronger Scholarship, which will award three $7,000 scholarships to young health equity changemakers

Date: 
Thursday, 4 March 2021

In recognition of the important role young changemakers play in creating healthy, safe, vibrant, and equitable communities, Prevention Institute has partnered with Healthline to offer this year’s Stronger Scholarship. The scholarship will award three $7,000 scholarships to students working to improve community conditions and reduce health inequities in their communities.

Prevention Town Hall: Preventing Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence After One Year of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Date: 
Thursday, 18 March 2021

Webinar Announcement

2:00-3:30pm Eastern / 1:00-2:30pm Central / 12:00-1:30pm Mountain / 11:00am-12:30pm Pacific

As our collective context shifts in response to the coronavirus pandemic, so too has the work to prevent sexual and intimate partner violence.  Join PreventConnect to learn how people working to prevent sexual and intimate partner violence have adapted to the challenges of the past year and met the moment to forge new possibilities and a new normal.

Winter 2021 PreventIPV Newsletter: Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month

Date: 
Wednesday, 24 February 2021

“Here’s to the light that we deserve and to the love that we most definitely deserve.” – Carmen Dixon, Youth Activist

This issue of the PreventIPV newsletter features tools that center and celebrate the leadership of youth, especially Black girls. It includes resources to promote youth activism and young people's well-being by building connected communities that foster resilience, joy, and transformative action.

PreventConnect Podcast: TDVAM 2021

Date: 
Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Youth, teens, and young adults have shown, time and time again, their powerful and passionate leadership across social issues. Arlene Vassell and Angela Lee join this PreventConnect podcast to discuss ways mainstream agencies and organizations can support youth leadership year round to prevent teen dating violence and other forms of violence and oppression.

Adapting Sexual Violence Prevention Curriculum During COVID-19

Date: 
Tuesday, 23 February 2021

Webinar Announcement

2:00-3:30pm Eastern / 1:00-2:30pm Central / 12:00-1:30pm Mountain / 11:00am-12:30pm Pacific

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, sexual violence prevention practitioners adapted and implemented various in-person programs and curricula in their communities. Join this webinar for a discussion on how and why programs can adapt during COVID-19.

In a Worldwide Health Crisis, Lessons From Resilient Communities

Date: 
Friday, 22 January 2021

"No community has had it easy during COVID-19. Those with a consistent health equity focus before the pandemic have found advantages in dealing with the crisis."

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