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Indiana's Commitment to Primary Prevention: A State Free of Sexual Violence Tools and Resources

On October 29, 2009, the Indiana State Department of Health presented the strategic priorities developed for Indiana's first sexual violence primary prevention plan at a statewide, multidisciplinary summit.  The summit took place at the Indianapolis Central Library's Clowes Auditorium.  Over one hundred professionals and concerned community members attended to learn about prevention efforts in Indiana and how they could become involved.

Below is the summit agenda with links to the presentations and resources given.  Dr. Corinne Graffunder's presentation will be posted soon.

The Indiana State Department of Health
Presents
Indiana's Commitment to Primary Prevention: A State Free of Sexual Violence

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Indianapolis Central Library
Clowes Auditorium
40 E. St. Clair St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Deanna Dewberry, Emcee, WISH-TV
(Click here for the press release and here to see the WISH-TV coverage)

The Public Health Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention
Abigail Kelly-Smith, Indiana State Department of Health

Applying Prevention Science to Sexual Violence: Current Trends and Future Directions
Corinne Graffunder, Ph.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Planning Process: Obtaining Input from Indiana Citizens
Pam Robbins and Juanita Russell, PeopleWork Associates, LLC

Indiana's Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Plan:
Key Recommendations and Strategic Priorities
Abby Kelly-Smith, Indiana State Department of Health
(click here to view the document listing the strategic priorities of the state plan)

Please check back often for additional resources on implementation of the state plan.  The full state plan will be posted in January 2010.

Rape Prevention and Education Program Information

The purpose of this program is to prevent rape and sexual assault through innovative educational interventions, social norms change, community mobilization, and cross-sector collaboration involving multiple stakeholders.  This program serves all individuals living in Indiana. 

The program’s goal for the 2009 fiscal year is to continue engaging in a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to contract the funding out to service providers at the state and local level, and to complete a state plan for sexual violence primary prevention.

For the first time, a competitive Request for Proposals was issued for FY 2009 (November 1, 2008-October 31, 2009).  The following entities were awarded funding:

The Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault received funding to provide statewide training and technical assistance to professionals working in sexual violence primary prevention, to conduct a statewide anti-sexual violence social marketing campaign, and to provide assistance to professionals working with individuals with disabilities and males.  INCASA will also award sub-grants to the following community programs to execute evidence-informed strategies for sexual violence primary prevention:

1) Crisis Connection Inc., serving Dubois, Spencer, and Perry counties;
2) Mental Health America of Hendricks Co./Sheltering Wings, serving Hendricks county;
3) Family Service Society, Inc., serving Grant and Wabash counties;
4) Middleway House, serving Greene and Monroe counties;
5) Fort Wayne Police Department, serving Allen county;
6) Alternatives, Inc., serving Madison county;
7) Hoosier Hills PACT/Crawford County Youth Service Bureau, serving Crawford and Orange counties;
8) The Caring Place, Inc., serving Porter, Lake, and Starke counties;
9) The Greater Lafayette Sexual Assault Prevention Coalition, serving Tippecanoe county;
10) Putnam County Family Support Services, serving Putnam county.

INCSAPPP (Indiana Campus Sexual Assault Primary Prevention Program), housed out of the Student Wellness Office at Purdue University, was funded to work with colleges and universities to mobilize support around sexual violence prevention through social marketing, bystander intervention training, male involvement, data collection, policy review, coalition building, and mini-grants.

MESA (Multicultural Efforts to End Sexual Assault), housed out of Purdue University, was funded to provide sexual violence primary prevention outreach and technical assistance to underserved groups in Indiana to community members and professionals, focusing on culturally compelling strategies for diverse communities. MESA will work with many different populations with a focus on the Latino population, the Migrant Farm Worker population, and the Native American/Tribal population in Indiana.

PeopleWork Associates, LLC, was funded to assist the Rape Prevention and Education Grant Coordinator and the Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Council with the state sexual violence primary prevention needs and resources assessment and creation of the state sexual violence prevention plan.

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