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Sexual Violence Prevention and Education

Grantee SVPE-05

1. Grantee Name

Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center [WASAC]

2. Program name

"Steppin' Up to Violence Prevention"

3. Address

355 N. Waco, Suite 100

4. City, State, Zip

Wichita, KS 67202

5. Website URL

http://www.wichitasac.com/

6. Years of experience

31

7. FBO, CBO, School

CBO/School-based

8. Counties served

Sedgwick

Project

1. Name of Project

Kansas Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Grant

2. Project Contact Name

Kathy Williams

3. Contact Phone Number

(316) 263-0185

4. Contact Email Address

kathy@wichitasac.com

5. Contact Fax Number

(316) 263-0563

6. Website URL

http://www.wichitasac.com/

7. Funding Cycle

6th year of SVPE funding

Curriculum / Resources Used

K-2nd Grade:

N/A

Middle School:

"Steppin' Up to Violence Prevention" by Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center and Safe Communities Coalition (2002).

High School:

N/A

Project Summary

This community/school-based program seeks to reduce the precursors for sexual violence by employing interventions with sixth graders in middle schools to improve male attitudes toward violence, decrease male violent acts in school settings, and increase resources available to deal with such incidents, if they were to occur. The structural effect is shown in the districts including superintendents, school faculty and students on this issue. The demonstrable effects are indicated by strong positive changes in attitudes, behaviors, and resources for students and staff.

Evaluation Impacts

Type(s) Utilized:

Pre/post tests; student school survey; staff school survey.

Tools Used:

Evaluation instruments were tested for validity and reliability.

Method of Calculation/Presentation:

T-test comparing bivariate finding on the different schools where interventions did and did not occur.

Summary:

Between the 2001-2002 school year and the 2002-2003 school year, systematic, district-wide changes occurred. It is evident that these positive changes, as measured by SVPE project data, probably stem from changes in and training around sexual harassment policies.