An Evaluation of the Violence is Preventable (VIP) Program

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At the conclusion of the group, children and youth were invited to make comments about what
the best part of the group was in their opinion. Below is a sample of participant responses:
“Learning.”
“Being there all the time.”
“Being in the group.”
“The people in it, the facilitator, lunch”
“The facilitator.”
“Hanging out with friends and talking with them. Having lunch and having an adult we know.”
“Being with the other girls.”
“Everything.”
“Learning about each other. Drawing a lot.”
“Talking.
“Learning about our safety and how we can prevent fighting”
In addition, participants were asked to comment on the most important thing they felt they
learned in the group. Participants offered the following components of the group as important:
“Being honest.”
“Being nice.”
“Learning about other people.”
“Not to use anger.”
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