Prevention
My Voice Matters
School Partnership
Connecting with Our Schools
Curriculum
Safe Haven’s My Voice Matters (MVM) Youth Violence Prevention (YVP) curriculum incorporates skills-based, age-appropriate, and evidence-based practices that cover the following topic areas of violence prevention and human trafficking prevention: Social Norms, Healthy Relationships, Red Flags and Risk Factors, Bystander Intervention, and Getting Help. Each topic is delivered during a 45- to 75-minute session. This curriculum is delivered in secondary (8th-10th grade) health education or similar classes.
The Process/What to Expect
The Process (For Administrators)
- Partnership Agreement: School administrators and Safe Haven discuss and agree upon partnership terms.
- Facilitator Training: School staff completes curriculum facilitator training. Safe Haven provides classroom curriculum demonstrations.
- Student and Staff Feedback: Curriculum and facilitation feedback is gathered through student and staff surveys.
- School Staff Facilitation: trained school staff facilitates classroom curriculum independently.
- Support and Assistance: Safe Haven provides ongoing support and additional training as needed.
“What to Expect” (For Educators and Support Staff)
- Training Plan: School staff works with Safe Haven to create a training schedule.
- Facilitator Training: School staff completes curriculum facilitator training.
- Classroom Demonstration: Safe Haven provides classroom curriculum demonstrations.
- Student and Staff Feedback: Curriculum and facilitation feedback is gathered through student and staff surveys.
- School Staff Facilitation: trained school staff facilitates classroom curriculum independently.
- Support and Assistance: Safe Haven provides ongoing support and additional training as needed.
Training Information
Self-Paced Online Training and Coaching
Note: this training is only available to registered users. Please contact us to participate.