Nevada sexual violence and prevention program - the nevada division of public and behavioral health, through a cooperative agreement with the centers for disease control and office of financial…

Nevada sexual violence and prevention program - the nevada division of public and behavioral health, through a cooperative agreement with the centers for disease control and office of financial resources, receives funding designed to prevent rape and support critical activities at the state and local level. Through the sexual violence prevention and education (RPE) grant, nevada is able to implement programs increasing awareness and education to support the prevention of sexual assault using the public health approach. The division of public and behavioral health proposes RPE program funds to implement and expand primary prevention and evaluation activities to increase community and societal-level changes which are shown to reduce sexual violence. Goals for the five-year project period will expand sexual violence prevention programs focusing on increasing community strategies, enhancing current state action and evaluation plan, promoting social norms, providing opportunities to empower and support girls and women, increasing use of data to inform, and to create protective environments through increased partnerships. The nevada RPE program will develop a state action plan and state evaluation plan to increase data-driven decision making ensure program deliverables are being met. The RPE program will also develop a data management plan to manage program deliverables over the grant period.