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EDUCATION FOR YOUTH, PARENTS, & COMMUNITIES
Respect and empathy |
RESOURCES & COLLABORATION OF SERVICES
Services for victims of DV and SV |
SYSTEMS, POLICY, & SOCIETAL NORMS
Policy/legislation that supports prevention, victim services, and public health |
Prevention PolicyIn 2015, the Commission to Study Sexual Abuse Prevention Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools (SAPE) was tasked under Chapter 143 of 2014 with producing a report and recommendations from its study of sexual abuse prevention education in New Hampshire’s K - 12 schools. Members of the New Hampshire Legislature, the Sexual Violence Prevention Advisory Committee (SVPAC), the New Hampshire Department of Education, the New Hampshire Department of Human Services, teachers, parents, and allied local and statewide organizations have collaborated to move forward sexual abuse prevention education research and recommendations for the administration, and identifying resources and best practices in the state’s K - 12 schools.
The resulting recommendations launched an initiative to ensure that child sexual abuse was clearly outlined in the requirements for prevention education in New Hampshire schools. In 2016, SB460 was passed, and the SVPAC has been presenting to school administration and teachers about the change to the law. In addition to adjusting the state law, the SVPAC has created a set of resources for teachers and school staff to use in integrating sexual violence preventions strategies into their work: Create an account on the NH InspirED Network and find resources on policies, best practices, and prevention strategies: http://nh.getinspired.2revolutions.net/groups/10292 Group Name: Child Sexual Abuse & Youth Sexual Violence: Prevention and Response. |
The NH Sexual Violence Prevention Advisory CommitteeThe NH Sexual Violence Prevention Advisory Committee (SVPAC) is a group of advocates, educators, researchers, and service providers committed to ending sexual violence in New Hampshire through policy advocacy, technical assistance to schools and communities, and statewide strategic planning. The group includes representatives from the NH Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, local crisis centers, the The Granite State Children’s Alliance, researchers in the field, and school educators. Stay tuned for the 2019-2023 NH Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Plan, in development in 2018 by the NH SVPAC* |