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Coaching Boys into Men - a Proven Strategy to Prevent Violence

By RaymondBrandes.

North America : Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Futures Without Violence (formerly known as Family Violence Prevention Fund) shared a feature story on their website (www.futureswithoutviolence.org/content/features/detail/2487 ) that a study published online in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that their programme Coaching Boys into Men (CBIM) is proven effective to reduce abusive behaviors among male athletes who have participated in the programme.

Link to the attached Study: http://www.ajpmonline.org/webfiles/images/journals/amepre/AMEPRE_3795-stamped-043013.pdf

The Randomized Controlled Trial of Coaching Boys into Men conducted from 2009-2011 had a 12-month follow-up to examine the longer-term effectiveness of the programme meant to prevent dating violence targeting high school male...

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Posted by RaymondBrandes | 04.09.2012 | Play this free online game, which uses football to engage, educate and change the attitudes of boys to contribute to ending violence against women and girl: http://www.breakawaygame.com/. The story: Football season is here and you decide to try out for the best team in town.... | [read more]

Application period for SANAM Fellowship extended until 6 September

Posted by RaymondBrandes | 03.09.2012 | The deadline for the SANAM Fellowship Programme “Understanding Masculinities: Culture, Politics and Social Change” has been extended until 6 September. The Fellowship Programme is intended to build a resource pool of men, women and trans people with the... | [read more]

Lebanese advocates ABAAD partner with men for gender equality

Posted by RaymondBrandes | 10.08.2012 | A new Lebanon based human rights and equality initiative is now partnering with men to reach the goal as advocates for equality of the sexes in the Middle East region and beyond. To do this ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality in Beirut – has partnered with... | [read more]

Domestic Violence Sells?

Posted by RaymondBrandes | 31.07.2012 | The media’s sexual objectification of women has come under increasing scrutiny, as well it should. But what about advertisements promoting consumer goods through domestic violence? Roughly every 9 seconds in the United States, a woman is assaulted or beaten. And we... | [read more]

An invitation: Join the discussion at CSW 57_UN Women

Posted by lbelbase | 16.07.2012 | An invitation: Join the discussion at CSW 57 Posted on July 16 2012 http://www.unwomen.org/2012/07/an-invitation-join-the-discussion-at-csw-57/ Between 23 July – 3 August 2012, a dynamic online discussion will bring together Civil Society Organisations and experts... | [read more]

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