Teen Relationship Violence Prevention Education Program
Center for Community Solutions in San Diego, CA enhanced their Teen Relationship Violence Education Curriculum and Program in an effort to increase awareness, challenge myths, and decrease sexual and intimate partner violence with high-risk, marginalized incarcerated youth.
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Communities
African American Asian-Pacific Islander Boys Communities of color Immigrant/Refugee Latinx Law enforcement Students Youth/Adolescents/Young Adult -
Products
Resource: Education and resource guides for youth who are incarcerated (Available upon request) Visit CCS
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System
Advocacy/rape crisis Criminal justice Therapeutic/mental health -
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Strategies
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Provide Resources
Created education and resource guides for youth who are incarcerated available upon request to interested communities.
Topics ranged from healthy relationships, consent, bystander intervention as well as region-specific community resources, education and employment and health & wellness.
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Educate & Train
CCS trained 11 cohorts reaching a total of 123 participants (Goal was to reach 50 incarcerated youth via 10 cohorts). These trainings consisted of 5 consecutive sessions covering topics such as healthy relationships, media and gender norms, consent and boundaries, bystander intervention, and how to create community change.
As a result of the success of this intiative, CCS expanded the program into the Girls' Detention Facility.
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Measure Impact
Each student completed a pre-survey that evaluated their knowledge and beliefs around relationship and sexual violence, gendered expectations for sex, anger management, jealousy, conflict resolution, and consent. Through the incorporation of survey results and culturally-specific, activity-based evaluation, 60% of the youth displayed an increase in their bystander intervention skills, 77% an increase in knowledge of healthy versus unhealthy relationships, and 67% an understanding of consent and boundaries.
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Enhance Partnerships
CCS partnered with San Diego County Department of Probation on this project.