It’s time to do prevention differently.

Does any of this sound familiar?

  • You put so much energy into planning events, only for a few students to show up.

  • You can't help but question, “Is what I'm doing really making a difference?” 

  • You know traditional prevention approaches and language aren't connecting with young people, but you’re unsure what will.

We've been there, too! Before we experimented with the creative strategies that transformed our work, we were asking these same questions. That's why we are hosting our first ever Creative Campus Preventionist Summit this summer - a summit by creative preventionists, for creative preventionists.

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Group of people standing and kneeling in front of a projector screen displaying "RVCC Recognize Violence, Change Culture," making heart gestures with their hands.
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Empower your team with creative tools to increase program engagement and establish new prevention norms

Is your team grappling with these questions?

  • How can we get young people to care?

  • How can we increase our workshop and event attendance?

  • How can we craft messaging that actually reaches our community, and connects to their values and identities?

  • How can we increase prevention-based behaviors?

We are here for you! Our custom training sessions will help you brainstorm creative strategies to address these challenges and develop an action plan to implement them. Schedule a meeting with us to learn more about our capacity-building services and to discuss your team’s strengths, gaps, and goals so we can design a session that’s tailored to your needs.

  • “The RVCC staff are experts in this field of campus violence prevention, and it was such a privilege to work with them. The [capacity building] program has made my prevention work a lot easier. I am spending less time creating materials because of all the brilliant ideas and tangible tools RVCC has provided us. It has been a big time-saver and fun to use the creative resources. All the models and strategies shared helped me see how we can actually shift the culture around sexual violence at our individual campus. It gave me a new framework to work with, and I'm already seeing the impact.”

    -Avery, Prevention Educator & Advocate

Why work with us?

We've been in your shoes. When our Executive Director started as a campus prevention coordinator, student engagement on her campus was low. By implementing the strategies we’ll teach you, we dramatically increased student engagement and enthusiasm. How did we do this? By developing messaging, strategies, and creative materials students can connect with and relate to, that tap into who they are or who they aspire to be.

We are excited to provide you with concrete tools to create this kind of culture change in your community. Our training will help you creatively engage your community members and establish new prevention-based norms.

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Feedback from Training Participants:

  • "The trainers were extremely knowledgeable, concise and empathetic to our needs. I can't wait to have y'all back on campus."

  • "Very engaging. I appreciated the tangible steps we could implement on our campus."

  • "I appreciated the brainstorming session with our peers. I am excited to apply the models and strategies to avoid the awareness rut!"

  • “Amazing job RVCC team! I learned so much and I am so grateful! This training was excellent. I really appreciated the research and thought behind the content as well as the personal anecdotes and photos of ways these key factors were embodied at the HSU campus."

  • "You and your team always provide a ton of relevant and helpful information that I find ways to incorporate into my work on the daily!"

  • "Engaging, full of creative ideas that were effective in a higher ed environment. Wonderful presenters and effective practices."

Meet with us to discuss your training needs