Sexual Violence Prevention

in
your Community

COVA Conference
October 20, 2009
Laney Gibbes, Marti
Kovener, & Catherine
Guerrero
 Let’s Talk Prevention

•Primary Prevention: any action, strategy or policy that prevents

sexual violence from initially occurring.

•Secondary Prevention: Immediate responses after violence has

occurred to deal with the consequences in the short-term.

•Tertiary Prevention: Long-term responses after violence has

occurred to deal with the lasting consequences of violence.

*Definitions from Center for Disease Control

 Primary Prevention:
What’s the Focus
SOCIETAL Multi-partner collaborations to change
laws & social norms that support sexual
violence.

COMMUNITY/ Environmental influences designed

ORGANIZATIO to impact the climate, systems, and
N policies.

Interpersonal influences: peers,

RELATIONSHIP
intimate partners, and family
members.

INDIVIDUAL Individual Influences: Biology,

temperament, attitudes and beliefs;
exposure to violence.
VERA Institute of Justice
How: What’s the Process

VERA Institute of Justice

 Identify
Define theRisk and
Problem
Protective Factors
• Review your local program data
• Review your law enforcement statistics
• Review community demographics and context
• Talk to your schools, health departments, social
service departments, and other human service
organizations
• Ensure you are gathering information from
diverse sources
 Identify
Risk and Risk and
Protective Factors
Protective Factors
• Risk Factors – associated with a greater
likelihood of sexual violence perpetration:
contributing factors – may or may not be direct
causes. Not everyone who is identified as "at risk"
becomes a perpetrator of violence.*
• Protective Factors – may lessen the likelihood
of sexual violence victimization or perpetration by
buffering against risk: can exist at individual,
relational, community, and societal levels.*

*http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/SV/svp-
Sexual Violence Risk
Factors

http://www.cdc.gov/Ncipc/dvp/SV/svp-risk_protective.htm
 Nine Principles of
Effective Prevention Programs

• Comprehensive
• Varied Teaching Methods
• Sufficient Dosage
• Theory Driven
• Positive Relationships
• Appropriately Timed
• Socio-Culturally Relevant
• Outcome Evaluation
• Well-Trained Staff

Nation, M., Crusto, C., Wandersman, A., Kumpfer, K. L., Seybolt, D., Morrissey-Kane, E., &Davino, K. (2003). “Whatworksinprevention: Principlesof EffectivePrevention

Programs.” AmericanPsychologist , 58, 449-456.Retrievedfrom" http://www.preventconnect.org/wiki/index.php?title=Nine_Principles_of_Effective_Prevention_Programs "

Prevention Strategies
Bystander Intervention
Social Norms
Media Literacy
Education and Skill Building
contact

Laney Gibbes:
laney.gibbes@capacity360.org

Marti Kovener:
marti.kovener@capacity360.org

Catherine Guerrero, CDHE

Clguerre@cdphe.state.co.us

For copies of presentation

materials:
www.capacity360.com/stuff