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  September 30, 2009

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In this issue of the Prevention Connection Newsletter:


  Using Logic Models for Planning Primary Prevention Programs

Wendi Siebold
Wendi Siebold

This online presentation describes the value of logic models in planning a violence against women primary prevention effort. It starts by looking at how logic models build on existing strengths, and when to use a logic model. The presentation then reviews logic model basics, explaining how logic models are a simple series of questions and exploring the steps in creating logic models.

Wendi L. Siebold, MA, MPH, Senior Research Associate at Evaluation, Management & Training Associates.

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  A Social Justice Model of Public Health Prevention

David S. Lee
David S. Lee

This online presentation develops a public health framework for the prevention of violence against women that is rooted in social justice, community assets, and community needs. This presentation was developed by David S. Lee, Director of Prevention Services at the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault. It was recorded on September 25, 2009.

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  The Role of Leadership in Creating Momentum

Prevention Institute

This online presentation gives perspectives on the role of leadership in linking primary prevention principles with movement-building and violence against women prevention efforts. It discusses steps needed to move from the conceptualization to the actualization of core leadership principles in the movement.

This presentation was adapted from the "The Role of Leadership in Creating Momentum for Primary Prevention of Violence Against Women" web conferences given on May 5th and May 7th, 2009. The materials in the presentation were created by Prevention Institute, a national non-profit organization working to put prevention at the center of community well-being.

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Leah Aldridge on "In Touch with Teens"

Leah Aldridge
Leah Aldridge

This is a presentation by Leah Aldridge, a consultant and teen violence prevention expert who helped Peace Over Violence to develop the In Touch with Teens violence prevention program. In Touch with Teens is one of the few youth-violence prevention initiatives identified as a model program by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

In her presentation, Leah Aldridge talks about the history and development of the In Touch with Teens program. She is introduced by Emily Austin, the division manager for prevention services at Peace Over Violence in Los Angeles, California. This presentation was recorded on November 17, 2008, at Peace Over Violence’s 1st Annual Violence-Free Teens: Building Healthy Relationships Conference.

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Activating Communities and Individuals to Achieve Cultural Change

Robert Coombs
Robert Coombs

This is a two-part presentation given by David Lee, Director of Prevention Services at the California Coalition Against Sexual Assailt, (CALCASA) and Robert Coombs, Directory of Public Affairs at the CALCASA. This presentation, titled Activating Communities and Individuals to Achieve Cultural Change, was given at the U.S. Army Sexual Harassment / Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) Summit on April 9, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia.

In this recording, David Lee and Robert Coombs highlight lessons learned from CALCASA's MyStrength program about using social marketing tools to shift cultural norms around sexual assault. Click here to view video clips from the Summit on the SHARP website.

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Men and Women as Allies National Conference

Men Can Stop Rape

Men Can Stop Rape, Inc. (MCSR) is an international organization that mobilizes men to use their strength for creating cultures free from violence, especially men’s violence against women. MCSR provides agencies, schools, and organizations with direct services for youth, public service messaging, and leadership training.

MCSR's Men and Women as Allies National Conference on the Primary Prevention of Men’s Violence Against Women was held on April 14th and 15th, 2009 in Washington, DC. Prevention Connection staff were on hand to record the following three presentations given at the conference.

Saran Martin and Joyce Danztler
Jacquelyn Campbell

Jacquelyn C. Campbell

Doctor Jacquelyn C. Campbell is the Anna D. Wolf Chair and a Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, with a joint appointment in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. In this presentation, Doctor Campbell summarizes research related to forced sex by an intimate partner with a range of perpetrators, from casual dating partners to married spouses.

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Saran Martin and Joyce Danztler
Saran Martin and
Joyce Danztler

Saran Martin and Joyce Danztler

This presentation is given by Saran Martin, the Coordinator of the Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Program at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Joyce Danztler, the Deputy Director of the Center for Health Promotion at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The presenters provide an overview of Maryland’s school-based sexual violence prevention program.

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Ritu Sharma
Ritu Sharma

Barker, Sharma, and Birkie

This presentation is given by Doctor Gary Barker, Senior Technical Advisor for Gender, Violence and Rights at the International Center for Research on Women; Ritu Sharma, Founder and Executive Director of Women Thrive Worldwide; and Awraris Alemayehu Birkie, Program Officer of the Population Council. Based on experiences from Latin America, Asia and Africa, the presenters share promising practices for engaging men, boys, women and girls in overcoming and preventing sexual violence.

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