Violence remains at epidemic proportions in the U.S., including gender-based violence [partner violence, sexual harassment and assault, exploitation], community violence and policing, and firearm-related violence. We are partnering with key experts and stakeholders from the fields of safety, health and wellness across the state of California and nationally to undertake state-wide surveillance of violence across the lifespan, and use of research and surveillance to guide prevention programming for the state. Guidance for novel prevention programming efforts include work with sport systems, health systems, and schools. Efforts to date have led to studies on :

• Prevalence of Sexual Harassment and Assault in California
• Engaging with Sport to Prevent Sexual Violence
• Systematic Review of the Literature on Sexual Violence in the US
• State-wide Assessment of Violence Across the Lifespan in California

Cal-VEX Research Briefs:

1. Cal-VEX 2020: Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence among those Experiencing Homelessness in California
2. Cal-VEX 2020: Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence: Mental Health Needs During the COVID- 19 Crisis
3. Cal-VEX 2020: Police Violence and Mental Health in California
4. Cal-VEX 2020: Intimate Partner Violence in California
5. Cal-VEX 2020: Firearm Exposure in California 

Related Research:

1. A Statewide Assessment of Sexual Harassment and Assault: Measuring #MeToo in California
2. Sport + Sexual Violence Prevention: Recommendations for Next Steps in Research and Evaluation
3. Sexual Violence Research: Findings from a Systematic Review of the Literature (2015-2019)

Key Personnel:

Anita Raj, Principal Investigator, UCSD
Jennifer Yore, Senior Research Program Manager, UCSD
Nicole Johns, Research Analyst, UCSD
Lilibeth Ramirez, Project Coordinator, UCSD
Victoria Adebiyi, Research Coordinator, UCSD
Sangeeta Chatterji, Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSD

Advisory Board:

April McGil, MPA Director, Community Partnerships & Projects for the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health (CCUIH)

California, United States

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