Conference Presentations
This is a catalog of all of the 2009 Workshop Presentations that can be easily downloaded by following the appropriate links.
Be Strong: Introducing a Violence Prevention and Empowerment Curriculum for Young Women
Join Trina Greene, Peace Over Violence’s Education Coordinator, in an introduction to the Be Strong: From The Inside Out Curriculum framework, an overview and sample lesson from the curriculum, as well as a discussion about the impact of the pilot project on young women in the program.
Dating Violence, Bullying and Cyber Abuse
Robin Sax, Legal Commentator, Author, Huffington Post Blogger, former Prosecutor, will provide an in-depth discussion about the use of technology as an abusive tool in relationships. Participants will garner a greater understanding of both the use of technology to control and intimidate, teens’ relationship to technology, and strategies for reducing cyber abuse.
Robin Sax Bio
Presentation
Online Networks
Start Strong: Working with Middle School Youth and Engaging Parents in Building Healthy Youth Relationships
Learn about the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Blue Shield of California Foundation’s Start Strong Initiative to build healthy relationships among middle school youth through four focus areas: youth education, engaging youth influencers, policy development and environmental change, and communication/social marketing. Join Abigail Sims, Director of Start Strong and author of POV’s Parenting for Healthy Relationships Curriculum, to develop an understanding and strategy for working with middle school youth and engaging parents in building healthy teen relationships.
That’s Not Cool.com: Media Advocacy for Teens
Sara Fewer and Belinda Sirha from the Family Violence Prevention Fund will provide an introduction to the That’s Not Cool.com campaign—a media campaign about using technology to promote healthy teen relationships and changing unhealthy technology use. Facilitators will present new data about the campaign’s impact on youth.
Gangs and Domestic Violence: Working with Gang Affiliated Youth
Learn about working with gang affiliated youth on domestic violence issues. Moderated by Lili Herrera, Peace Over Violence’s Ass’t Division Manager of Prevention Services and Director of High-Risk Youth, hear from students at Homeboy Industries, gang intervention workers, and POV facilitators about deconstructing gender stereotypes, the connection between domestic and community violence, and how to provide services to a vulnerable population.
A Tale of Two Policies: TDV Policy Development in CA and DC
Learn about TDV policy development in school systems in two different regions – California and Washington DC. Policy experts Emily Austin of Peace Over Violence (California) and Chaitra Shenoy of Break The Cycle (Washington DC) will present an overview of their policies and share lessons learned from working on policy development in two different environments.
Policy Project
Teen Dating Violence Guide
Policy Findings
Break The Cycle
CA AB589 Bill