Prevention programs

Table of ContentsUnited States of AmericaPlease add information about your prevention program under the appropriate geographic category. Include your web site, contact, description of prevention services, and any materials you have available. Please see our Program Template for a recommendation on how to structure your entry.

Statewide prevention plans and state coalition newsletters are also available.
Program Listings and registries from the United States and Canada are available here
Prevention Assessment Year 2 Report: Innovations in Prevention by Stephanie M. Townsend for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (October 2010): This report provides an assessment of interviews with innovative prevention programs as part of the second year of a Prevention Needs Assessment.
Prevention Assessment Year 1 Report: National Strengths and Needs Assessment by Stephanie M. Townsend for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (October 2010). This report offers information on the level of endorsement for primary prevention activities, consistency in definitions, and some needs and barriers related to incorporating a primary prevention focus in programming.

United States of America

Alabama
Men Against Violence, University of Alabama Women’s Center, Tuscaloosa, AL
Alabama Coalition Against Rape
Alabama Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Alaska
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Alaska Native Women’s Coalition

Arizona
Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Arizona Sexual Assault Network

AZrapeprevention.org

Arkansas
Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault

California
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity, Long Beach, CA
Men Against Rape Program, Campus Violence Prevention Project, University of California, Davis, CA

Colorado
Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Connecticut
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc.

Delaware
Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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Florida
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Florida Coalition Against Sexual Violence

Georgia
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault
Respect Curriculum, Dekalb Rape Crisis Center, Decatur, GA

Hawaii
Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Idaho
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
How Not to Be Accused, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Illinois
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Sex Signals, Catharsis Productions, Chicago, IL

Indiana
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Iowa
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
SAVE Mentors, Women’s Studies Program, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

Kansas
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence

“Are We Listening” Program, Douglas County Rape Victim Survivor Service (RVSS), Lawrence, KS
Unlearning Rape Using the Passport to Manhood Curriculum (Modified Program) in Riley County, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, KS
The Wise Guys Program in Grant County, Risk Reduction Involving Sexuality of Kids (RRISK) Project, funded by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Ulysses, KS
Boys Will Be Boys Program, Shawnee County YWCA Battered Woman Task Force, Topeka, KS
Men Against Violence Program, University of Pittsburg in Kansas, Pittsburg, KS

Kentucky
Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs

Louisiana
Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault
New Orleans YWCA Rape Crisis Program, New Orleans, LA

Maine
Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Maryland
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Men Against Violence Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Catonsville, MD

Massachusetts
Jane Doe, the Massachusetts state coalition against domestic and sexual violence
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program, Northeastern University’s Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Boston, MA
Young Men’s Group, Men’s Resource Center of Western Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Michigan
Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
The Men’s Program, Sexual Assault Peer Advocates (SAPA), Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI

Minnesota
Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Mississippi
Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Missouri
Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Females, Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA), Kansas City, MO

Montana
Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Boy Talk/Girl Talk, Women’s Resource Center, Glasgow, MT
Friendship Center of Helena, Carroll College, Helena, MT
Hands Are for Helping Program, Women’s Resource Center, Glasgow, MT
Safe Space, Butte, MT
Take a Stand, Student Assault Recovery Service, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

Nebraska
Nebraska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition
– In this Podcast, PreventConnect’s David Lee interviews Rachel Olive, the Prevention Coordinator at the Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition.

Nevada
Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence
Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence

New Hampshire
New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

New Jersey
New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women
New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault
SCREAM Theater, Sexual Assault Services and Crime Victim Assistance, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

New Mexico
New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs

New York
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
New York Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Athletes Helping Athletes, Garden City, NY
The Rape Prevention Program for Men, Hobart College, Geneva, NY

North Carolina
North Carolina Against Domestic Violence
North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Safe Dates Program, University of North Carolina, Health Behavior and Health Education, Chapel Hill, NC
Peer Education and Outreach, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

North Dakota
North Dakota Council on Abused Women’s Services and Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Ohio
Ohio Domestic Violence Network

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
The Men Working With Men Program, Sexual Assault Prevention Education Program, Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Chronic Disease Service, Oklahoma City, OK

Oregon
Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Fraternity Anti-violence Education Project, West Chester, PA

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Day One: The Sexual Assault and Trauma Resource Center

South Carolina
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

South Dakota
South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Sicangu Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
Students As Allies, University of South Dakota, in collaboration with the South Dakota Department of Health, Vermillion, SD

Tennessee
Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Texas
Texas Council on Family Violence
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
Expect Respect Curriculum, Safe Place, Austin, TX

Utah
Utah Domestic Violence Council
Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Vermont
Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Virginia
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
Crimes Against Nature, Fredericksburg, VA

Washington
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
WomenSpirit Coalition
Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
Western Men Against Violence, Men’s Violence Prevention Project, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Washington D.C.
District of Columbia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
District of Columbia Rape Crisis Center