Prevention Programs

SARP prevention programs aim to build awareness, challenge norms, promote prevention, create inclusive environments, and improve access to resources for survivors.

Our prevention programs include:

• Trainings to support survivors and foster a safer environment for all
• Signature campus events
• Student Ambassadors
• Prevention Interns
• SARP’s Legislative Agenda

Our approach

• Awareness: Efforts that inform the BU community about the issue of interpersonal violence on campus and available support resources. The Clothesline Project exemplifies what awareness campaigns can look like on campus.
• Risk Reduction: While harm and violence is never the survivors fault, there are methods for students to take agency in risk reduction. At SARP, we always educate risk reduction alongside other trauma-informed prevention methods. Here, individuals can apply tools to help minimize the severity of harm from violence. These tools include things like self-defense classes, drink covers, and personal alarms.
• Prevention: Efforts that reduce risk of harm by changing attitudes, beliefs, and norms at the individual and community level. Prevention can include training, policy changes, and more.
• Response: When people experience harm, SARP addresses the impact of trauma through support services and survivor-led action.

Our themes

Each year, we choose a theme to thread our prevention philosophy throughout our programs and events.

Our campaigns

This year, SARP is working in support of student-driven campaign, Act with Consent. This campaign, led by BU student groups Campus Survivors, It’s On Us, and 16k Strong, aims to talk about consent through a series of relatable slogans and visuals. The goal is to educate the campus on the concept of consent and how that might show up in varying scenarios. To learn more about this campaign and see all of the graphics, please click here.