Feasibility and Acceptability of Engaging Significant Adults in Youth Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention Work

Victoria Banyard; Gena C. Jefferson; Anna Segura; Susan G. Forman; Mary Haviland; Sarah McMahon; Abigail R. DeSilva; Victoria Frye; Saswati Sarkar

doi:10.1177/10778012211034201

Feasibility and Acceptability of Engaging Significant Adults in Youth Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention Work

Victoria Banyard, Gena C. Jefferson, Anna Segura, Susan G. Forman, Mary Haviland, Sarah McMahon, Abigail R. DeSilva, Victoria Frye, Saswati Sarkar

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Relationship and sexual violence (RSV) disproportionately affect youth in immigrant and other marginalized communities yet few prevention initiatives are truly grounded in their experiences. The current study represents a pilot implementation evaluation of youth-led workshops to engage significant adults (parents, grandparents, aunts, adult siblings, community leaders) as RSV prevention partners in diverse communities in a large urban area. The current mixed methods evaluation examined the perceptions of 66 adults and six youth leaders of four, day-long adult training workshops. Results showed high feasibility and acceptability and an important role for significant adults in enhancing RSV prevention.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2540-2565
Number of pages	26
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	28
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012211034201
State	Published - Aug 2022

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Sociology and Political Science
Law

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