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The Center for Violence Prevention is one of the sponsors of the It's on Us campaign to prevent sexual assault at UNI.

The Center for Violence Prevention offers training sessions for Mentors in Violence Prevention.

Participants in a Mentors in Violence Prevention class

Latest News on Proposed Funding for Governor's Office on Bullying at UNI

In a recent Waterloo Courier article, comments and perspectives on future funding for the Governor's Office on Bullying Prevention were discussed. Six months after it was created, the governor’...

Mentors In Violence Prevention (MVP) "Train the Trainer" Training February 2017

What is Mentors in Violence Prevention?

MVP is a widely acclaimed leadership program that motivates both men and women to play a central role in solving problems that historically have been considered “women’s issues:” rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault and harassment. Founded in 1993, MVP is the original "bystander" program in the field of...

Alan Heisterkamp, Former Sioux City educator spreads bullying awareness state, nationwide

Alan Heisterkamp has served as the director for the MVP center for the last four years. On July 1 he was named director of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Leadership Institute at the University of Northern Iowa. He has been working to implement...

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Governor's Office for Bullying Prevention - University of Northern Iowa

Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Model for High Schools

Hazing Prevention Toolkit

Governor's Office
for Bullying Prevention

On Sept. 28, 2015, Governor Brandstad, established the Governor’s Office on Bullying Prevention in affiliation with University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Violence Prevention. The full text of Executive Order 86 can be found here.

"We are honored to host this new prevention initiative and appreciate the governor recognizing the center's work and impact across the state," said center director, Dr. Alan Heisterkamp.

Founded in 2011, the Center for Violence Prevention, in partnership with community service providers and with public/private foundation support, has trained and facilitated the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) model and bystander education program to more than 50 secondary schools and colleges in Iowa.

The Center for Violence Prevention and the Governor’s Office on Bullying Prevention together will provide a unique PreK-16 systemic approach to training and program implementation that supports bullying and gender-based violence prevention efforts across the state. Contact us.

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Bullying Prevention in Iowa

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Waitt Institute for
Violence Prevention

Futures Without Violence

Iowa Department of Public Health

Latest News on Proposed Funding for Governor's Office on Bullying at UNI

Mentors In Violence Prevention (MVP) "Train the Trainer" Training February 2017

Alan Heisterkamp, Former Sioux City educator spreads bullying awareness state, nationwide

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Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention

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Waitt Institute for
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