MVP Strategies is the program founded by Jackson Katz in 1997 to further develop and expand the work of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program that Katz co-founded in 1993. The original MVP was created by a grant from the US Department of Education to develop a model program that would engage young men -- initially college student-athletes -- in the prevention of gender violence, gay-bashing and other forms of bullying behavior. MVP was the first large-scale prevention effort in the sports culture and the U.S. military.

MVP Strategies operates on the premise that the ultimate way to reduce acts of sexual assault, relationship abuse and other forms of gender violence is to challenge and interrupt the gendered social norms that underlie most abusive behavior, and that also undermine attempts to prevent it. We teach intervention skills, but in the larger context of education for social justice. A key goal is to empower individuals with a sense of themselves as agents of non-violent social change, both within their immediate peer culture as well as with others.

Yes. MVP Strategies trainings meet all of the criteria for programs that are based on the core components of the most effective programs.

It is trauma-informed to the extent that awareness about recent research about the effects of trauma on victims, perpetrators and bystanders is infused in curricular and training materials.

From its beginnings in the early 1990s, MVP has focused not only on sexual assault prevention but also on the prevention of domestic violence, teen dating violence, and stalking. MVP Strategies trainings also contain "bystander" prevention training, as well as components on consent and the role of alcohol.

When possible, MVP Strategies collaborates with local Title IX coordinators to ensure the program meets their compliance needs.

Yes. MVP has been evaluated in a variety of iterations and is currently being evaluated in a three-year implementation at a prominent west coast public university. For more info, go to: www.mvpstrat.com/training-materials/evaluations/

In some cases. See the following for more details: www.mvpstrat.com/training-materials/evaluations/

Mostly travel expenses and in some cases materials customization and prep.

As soon as possible.

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UC Berkeley, California State University, Long Beach, Xavier University, Cincinnatti, University of Northern Iowa, Monroe Communtiy College, Rochester, NY, etc.