About 20:1
The 20:1 Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program is a nationally recognized peer education program that provides interpersonal violence prevention and bystander intervention programming to students at Binghamton University. Topics include sexual violence prevention, affirmative consent, victim blaming, predatory behavior, dating violence, healthy relationships and bystander intervention.
20:1 Prevention Program Internship
Health Promotion and Prevention Services trains peer educators to provide sexual violence prevention education to various campus constituents. Programming focuses on both interpersonal violence and bystander intervention training. Students interested in an internship should visit the 20:1 Sexual violence Prevention and Bystander Intervention Internship page.
History of 20:1
20:1 is a nationally recognized program, acknowledged by California Coalition against Sexual violence (CALCASA) and the United States Department of Defense Sexual violence Prevention and Response Office (DoD SAPRO), as a best practice model for sexual violence prevention and bystander intervention.
Established in 2004, 20:1 was originally a sexual violence prevention peer education program composed of leaders from the University's diverse fraternities who voluntarily educated other fraternity members and other men's groups on issues regarding sexual violence prevention. Now, 20:1 is a credit bearing year long internship peers that is comprised of a diverse group of students who are passionate about interpersonal violence prevention.
The name "20:1", chosen by peer educators upon its inception, represents the approximately twenty women per hour that are sexually violenceed each day in the United States.
Highlights of the 20:1 Programs
- 20:1 Awarded the 2014 NASPA Excellence Award: Silver Award for Violence Education and Prevention, Crisis Management, Campus Security, and related;
- 20:1 Awarded the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll; U.S. Department of Education, Housing and Urban Development
- DoD SAPR highlighted 20:1 in the April 2014 newsletter, as a prevention program that can be applied to the military, using peer education, men's programming and interactive model. In the newsletter, DoD SAPR linked the slides to the webinar and 20:1's website. Newsletter can be found on DoD SAPR website.
- Presentation on Sexual violence Prevention Peer Education for the Department of Defense 10/30/2013
- Rape-Prevention Programs Proliferate, but 'It's Hard to Know' Whether They Work — Chronicle of Higher Education
Request a 20:1 Program
To request an educational program about bystander intervention or sexual violence prevention for your group, send an email to 20to1@binghamton.edu.
Bystander Intervention Program
Students learn how to safely intervene when confronted by a variety of interpersonal violence issues. The Bystander Intervention education functions as a forum for students to learn about sexual violence prevention, domestic violence, hate crimes/bullying, hazing and other incidents of potential situations of interpersonal violence where there might be opportunity for bystander intervention. A critical part focuses on what influences the decision making process as it relates to student's individual experiences and perspectives. The program utilizes an interactive format with the fundamental purpose of engaging the audiences in meaningful dialogue.
Bystander Intervention - Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships
Students are trained in the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships. This program
explores different aspects of dating violence including verbal, emotional, physical,
sexual abuse and stalking.
20:1 Talks: Peer educators lead group discussions to engage peers in healthy conversations
about current interpersonal violence topics with the goal of changing campus culture.
Consent Program
In this program, students learn about affirmative consent, how to obtain consent and why consent is important. Students also learn about incapacitation and coercion, the two most prevalent forms of violence on college campuses. Through the use of interactive activities, topics such as affirmative consent, victim blaming, predatory behavior and rape myths are addressed.
In Their Shoes
Teens and Dating Violence: In Their Shoes is an interactive program in which participants engage in interpersonal violence scenarios by becoming one of six characters who experience sexting, pregnancy, homophobia and stalking. The program increases understanding of the impact of interpersonal violence and creates empathy.
Men’s and Women’s Programs
These program focus on gender-based violence. The Men’s Program is an empathy building program, bringing men into the conversation of sexual violence, supporting survivors and creating safe spaces. The Women’s Program focuses on victim blaming, preditory behavior, support and resources for victims.
One Love
Peers facilitate film-based workshops which spotlight on the early warning signs of unhealthy relationships. The Escalation Program is a bystander program using a depiction of dating violence. Behind the Post, examines unhealthy relationship behaviors and the role social media can play.
Tough Guise
After viewing Jackson Katz’s Tough Guise2 film, peers facilitate a discussion on toxic and healthy masculinity.
Understanding and Navigating Healthy LGBTQIA+ Relationships
This program examines aspects of unhealthy and healthy relationships that might impact those in the LGBTQIA+ community specifically.
Contact
Dara Raboy-Picciano
Interpersonal Violence Prevention (20.1)
piccian@binghamton.edu
Dean of Students CARE Team UUW207
607-777-2080
