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TDH Booklet4 - Texas Association Against Sexual Assault

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Appendicies - D Resource Guide<br />

Men’s Resource Center of Western Mass Amherst, Massachusetts<br />

Men’s Center promoting men’s nonviolence and challenging traditional male stereotypes.<br />

Prevention activities focus on public awareness and community collaborations.<br />

www.mensresoucecenter.org<br />

Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Northeastern University (Massachusetts)<br />

Violence prevention program engaging student and professional athletes as role models. Prevention<br />

activities target youth, focusing on public awareness and social norm change.<br />

www.sportinsociety.org<br />

Missouri Care Health Plan Health Screening Program State of Missouri<br />

Medicaid health plan providing screening for VAW in healthcare settings. Prevention activities<br />

focus on public awareness and systems change.<br />

www.chcs.org/spotlight/2003February<br />

Physicians for a Violence-Free Society San Francisco, California<br />

Addresses all kinds of violence, including VAW, by defining physicians’ role in preventing violence.<br />

www.pvs.org<br />

Silent Witness National Initiative National (U.S.)<br />

Public awareness prevention effort using life-size silhouettes representing women who have died as<br />

a result of domestic violence. The silhouettes are used in marches, vigils and other awareness<br />

events in Washington, D.C., and the Initiative provides support for all 50 states to develop their own<br />

Silent Witness programs.<br />

www.silentwitness.net<br />

White Ribbon Campaign Canada<br />

Newsletter, media campaigns, and educational materials dedicated to encouraging men to<br />

participate in ending VAW. Prevention activities focus on public awareness.<br />

www.whiteribbon.ca/wrchrome.htm<br />

D-115 A STRATEGIC PLAN TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN TEXAS

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