A Novel Model for Generating Creative, Community-Responsive Interventions to Reduce Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses

Sophia Graham, Caroline Cao Zha, Abby C. King, Ann W. Banchoff, Clea Sarnquist, Michele Dauber and Michael Baiocchi
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Sophia Graham: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Caroline Cao Zha: Department of Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Abby C. King: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Ann W. Banchoff: Stanford Prevention Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Clea Sarnquist: Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Michele Dauber: Stanford Law School, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Michael Baiocchi: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-18

Abstract: Currently, the most successful prevention interventions against sexual violence (SV) on United States college campuses target modifications at the individual and interpersonal levels. Community-level interventions have been under-developed for college campuses. To address this gap, we employ a citizen science model for understanding campus community factors affecting SV risk. The model, called Our Voice , starts by engaging groups of college students to collect data in their own communities, identifying factors they view as increasing the risk of SV. In facilitated meetings, participants then review and analyze their collective data and use it to generate actionable community-level solutions and advocate for them with local decision-makers. We share findings from a first-generation study of the Our Voice model applied to SV prevention on one college campus, and include recommendations for further research.

Keywords: sexual assault; gender-based violence; community violence; college; campus; social ecological model; prevention; intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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