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Indiana Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Plan

Indiana Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Plan. The Planning Process: Obtaining Input from Indiana Citizens. PeopleWork Associates L.L.C .

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Indiana Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Plan

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  1. Indiana Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Plan The Planning Process: Obtaining Input from Indiana Citizens PeopleWork Associates L.L.C.

  2. “I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.” Thomas Jefferson

  3. Importance of Citizen Input • Democracy means literally political power exercised by the people. Understood in activist terms, democracy is a sphere of public life in which ordinary people exercise power. • Public work develops people’s sense of themselves as contributors on a larger stage can generate new confidence and strategic capacity. Most important, it also renews hope that the world is ours to create over again. • Building America: the Democratic Promise of Public Work. Harry C. Boyte and Nancy N. Kari

  4. Regional Meetings • 10 Regional Meetings hosted & invited by Local Health Departments held November 12th through December 11th, 2008 • THANKS to the Hosts and Participants of the Forums

  5. Community Forums • Meetings were 2 ½ hours and held morning, afternoon and evening • Team: • IN Department of Public Health • Abby Kelly-Smith and/or Emily Lynch • PeopleWork Associates L.L.C. • Pam Robbins and Juanita Russell

  6. Ft. Wayne Elkhart Greencastle Lawrenceburg Bloomington Gary Muncie Danville Evansville Lafayette Sites of Community Forums

  7. Adams Allen Bartholomew Benton Cass Clay Dearborn Delaware Dubois Elkhart Franklin Greene Grant Hamilton Hendricks Jasper Kosciusko Lawrence Lake Marion Madison Monroe Montgomery Morgan Ohio Putnam Posey Porter Ripley Spencer St. Joseph Tippecanoe Vanderburgh Wabash Warrick Washington Henderson County, KY Jefferson County, KY Cook County, Ohio 36 IN Counties Represented

  8. Demographics • Attendance • 225 • Gender Female: 189 • Male: 34 • NA: 2 • Age of Participants Range: 20 to 70 RED FLAG NO participants in 16-19 years of age group

  9. College Forums • 4 College Forums hosted by: • Ivy Tech Sellersburg • Goshen College • Ivy Tech Bloomington • Indiana University-St. Paul’s Newman Center Held: September 2009

  10. Additional IN Counties Represented via College Forums • Clark • Floyd • Jackson • Jay • Johnson • Martin • Scott • Shelby

  11. Demographics of College Forums • Attendance: 65 • Gender • Female: 57 • Male: 8 Age • 18-19 years of age: 32 • 20-28 years of age: 17 • 29-39 years of age: 3 • 39 and over: 9 • NA: 4

  12. Process for Forums (Streamlined for College Forums) • Welcome by Host • Remarks Focusing on Sexual Assault and Primary Prevention • Large group divided into small groups • Participants were asked to respond to 5 (3 for college) questions, by writing their thoughts on post it notes. When people finished writing, all ideas were put on a poster sheet. After all ideas were up and if there was time a short discussion was held.

  13. Questions • Why do you think sexual violence occurs? • What do you think would help stop sexual violence in your community? • What can be done to prevent sexual violence on these levels? Individual Community Societal Policy

  14. Questions • 4. In times of adversity, sexual violence increases. What can be done to address this: • As an individual • As a family • As a community • As a state • 5. What is needed in a state primary sexual violence prevention plan?

  15. Bonus Question • What did we not ask?

  16. Additional Sources of Input Survey: Individual and on-line survey Other Populations(conducted by Council Members): Homeless Native Americans Hispanic

  17. Categories of Responses • Community Programs • Community Collaborations • Education • Individual • Family • Media • Law and Policy • Treatment • Miscellaneous

  18. What We Learned • Breadth of response • Depth of Response • Disparity between the ages

  19. “The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Anonymous

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