Topic: Preventing Sexual Violence in Washington State Middle Schools

Date: Friday June 14th, 2024

Time: 10:00-11:30am PST

Presenters: Nikki Van Wagner, MA, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction & Ann Richey, MPH, University of Washington

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We will be joined by Nikki Van Wagner (she/her), a Sexual Violence Prevention Program Consultant with OSPI and Ann Richey (she/her), a graduate research assistant in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Washington. They will share information about youth-centered and community-oriented strategies to prevent sexual violence among adolescent students. The Youth-centered Environmental Shift (YES!) Program shares recent research and lessons learned in Washington middle schools to enhance school-based primary prevention that creates protective environments, builds positive social norms and youth-adult partnerships, and centers LGBTQ+ students’ experiences and needs, in order to reduce rates of youth sexual violence victimization and perpetration.

We look forward to seeing you all on Friday June 14th at 10:00am!