Violence Prevention
Overview
We strive to prevent all forms of interpersonal violence at USF by providing students with ongoing education and tools to help keep our communities safe.
You are the most important part of making USF a safer place! That’s why we offer programs and workshops that address topics such as sex-positive consent, healthy relationships, bystander intervention and more. Check out our semester schedule for upcoming events, open to all students. We also require mandatory trainings for incoming students on all of these topics.
Find USF St. Petersburg Campus services here.
Interested in preventing violence at USF? Check out our student involvement opportunities.
Vision, Mission, goals
Vision: We work to build a safe and inclusive community free of violence.
Mission: The Violence Prevention Program empowers students to be effective change-makers by
providing inclusive, comprehensive education and tools to cultivate a USF community
free of violence and oppression.
Goals:
1. Apply best practices and evidence-based violence prevention strategies to the
USF community.
2. Identify and disseminate effective and relevant violence prevention messages
to both targeted groups and the entire USF community.
3. Employ USF students to normalize a community free of violence by promoting consensual
and healthy relationships, intervening when necessary, and resources to aid students
who may be experiencing interpersonal violence.
4. Recognize and cultivate the ideal that preventing violence is everyone's responsibility
and that every member of the USF community understands their role in this movement.
