Mentors in Violence Prevention Dr. Shannon Spriggs

Leadership

MVP History  1993 – Jackson Katz  1995 – Men and Women Together  2010 – Australia  2011 – Scotland  Service Populations

Discussion Based Model

Bystander Approach

Bystander Research  Pluralistic Ignorance  Diffusion Of Responsibility

Bystander Research Stages of Bystander Intervention 1. Notice something is happening 2. Interpret that event as an emergency 3. Decide that they have a personal responsibility to intervene

MVP Goals  Raise Awareness  Challenge Thinking  Open Dialogue  Inspire Leadership

Training Results - US  Three-year mixed methods evaluation in US collected data from 475 student leaders from 20 different urban, suburban, and rural high schools.  MVP proven to be highly effective in creating positive and significant changes in students’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding gender violence

AR Training Results - AUS Male Students (N=223)  94% strongly agree or agree that the time spent at training was worthwhile  86% strongly agree or agree that they felt more prepared to deal with difficult social situations involving classmates and friends after the training

AR Training Results - AUS Female Students (N=276)  97% strongly agree or agree that the time spent at training was worthwhile  89% strongly agree or agree that they felt more prepared to deal with difficult social situations involving classmates and friends after the training

TTT Training Results - AUS  Very useful to be able to explore avenues for building bystander awareness/capacity  Overall learning new techniques to assist with your work practice  I loved it all. It was very well-structured, it was very clear, a great mix of theory and activities

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