HATC EDUCATION FORUM PRESENTS: Preventing Sexual Violence in Washington State Middle Schools

Presenters: Nikki Van Wagner, MA, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction & Ann Richey, MPH, University of Washington

This webinar will share information about youth-centered and community-oriented strategies to prevent sexual violence among adolescent students. The Youth-centered Environmental Shift (YES!) Program shares recent research and lessons learned in Washington middle schools to enhance school-based primary prevention that… • creates protective environments, • builds positive social norms and youth-adult partnerships, and • centers LGBTQ+ students’ experiences and needs in order to reduce rates of youth sexual violence victimization and perpetration.