Bystander Intervention: from its roots to the road ahead now available as an online webinar! Great news for those who can’t physically attend Bystander Intervention: from its roots to the road ahead, but still want to participate; MVP is thrilled to announce that the conference will now…
MVP is excited to continue its relationship with Cubs President Theo Epstein by delivering training to all minor and major league players during spring training in Mesa, AZ. “It’s giving them the right tools to deal with difficult situations,” Epstein said. “Sometimes we take for granted that these young kids – because they’re great at…
On a recent post on the NewBlackMan blog, MVP founding member Byron Hurt responds to recent misogynistic comments made by rapper Too Short on the XXL Magazine website. In his post, Hurt challenges men to: “…speak up and voice our disapproval and take action when we hear misogyny out of the mouths of other men…
Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Presents: A global conference devoted to exploring the roots of the bystander approach to gender violence prevention, and helping to set an agenda for next steps in the field. May 31-June 1, 2012 (8:30am – 5:30pm both days) @ Northeastern University, Boston,…
Check out MVP’s Jeff O’Brien’s article from Athletic Management magazine. Jeff shared MVP’s experience in addressing sexual violence with college student-athlete groups. Click here to read the full article.
MVP is partnering with the Department of the US Navy’s Center for Professional and Personal Development to develop and implement MVP training broadly throughout the Navy. The first phase of this project was a pilot of the MVP model with Sailors in Spring 2010. An evaluation report of the pilot was completed by CPPD in…
MVP’s Jeff O’Brien and Shirley Moody-Turner recently traveled to Scotland, at the invitation of the Police’s Violence Reduction Unit, as part of Scotland’s National Anti-Violence Campaign. They delivered MVP train the trainer programs utilizing MVP’s renowned high school training and curriculum with teachers and community workers at Portobello School in Edinburgh and at St. Stephen’s…
