A course of action to prevent violence

Red Couch Blog
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Griffith University's Mentors in Violence Prevention program aims to give bystanders the skills and confidence to safely and effectively prevent, confront or interrupt situations of violence. Student Elise Stephenson recently completed a three-day course run by Dr Shannon Spriggs. Here she shares the impact of that experience

Bystander program aims to prevent violence

Arts Education Law
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Griffith University is at the forefront of a program that challenges the notion of the “innocent bystander” and aims to prevent violence against women. Dr Shannon Spriggs, a Research Fellow within Griffith’s Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, said the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program taught bystanders the skills and confidence to […]