Journal
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Volume 28, Issue 2, Pages 664-685Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1077801221994907
Keywords
sexual assault; prevention; youth; social network analysis
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [R01-CEO02524]
- The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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This innovative sexual violence prevention initiative identified youth and adult opinion leaders through social network analysis and provided training in best practices at a kickoff event. Despite challenges with youth and adult engagement, this approach has the potential to transform the way we approach sexual violence prevention among youth.
In the current article, we describe an innovative sexual violence (SV) prevention initiative that used social network analysis to identify youth and adult popular opinion leaders who were subsequently trained in best practices in SV prevention (e.g., bystander intervention) at a kickoff event (i.e., camp) of the initiative. We provide information on recruitment strategies, participation rates and how those rates varied by some demographic factors, reasons for nonattendance, the initial impact of the camp, and lessons learned. Despite challenges with youth and adult engagement, this innovative approach has the potential to transform the way we approach SV prevention among youth.
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