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Bea Hanson’s Farewell Message

January 19, 2017 Courtesy of Principal Deputy Director Bea Hanson, Ph.D. of the Office on Violence Against Women Dear Colleagues and Friends, This is a bittersweet moment for me as I write to say thank you and goodbye. I have been so honored to work with all of you for nearly six years at the […]

Peer-to-Peer Meeting; Austin, TX

AVA Peer-to-Peer Meeting Information AVA invites you to attend the next Peer-to-Peer Meeting for STOP Administrators.  We offer these peer opportunities twice a year which provide you the opportunity to casually sit and talk about your STOP program with your colleagues.  Learning from each other is one of the most valuable training tools around.  We’ve allowed […]

Campus Climate Surveys

Best Practices: Campus Climate Surveys 10/14/2016   Colleges and universities working to end sexual assault using best practices have a free, validated campus climate survey that will generate data about the exact nature and extent of sexual assault on their campuses.  This blog discusses the survey and associated best practices, including maintaining confidentiality and using the data to devise […]

From OVW…….

Dear Colleague, On behalf of the U. S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), I am writing to invite you to join us for a forum on The Intersection of Firearms and Domestic Violence: Promoting Safer Families and Safer Communities. We will also be launching a new website focused on preventing domestic […]

Implementation Plan Schedules – New!

Hello STOP Administrators, In case you missed the announcement last week, OVW has modified its policy regarding the implementation planning cycle. The AVA Board spoke to OVW and many of you posted comments to the proposed regs asking that the planning cycle more closely mirror the reauthorization cycle of VAWA. Based on these suggestions, OVW […]