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黑料正能量 has named Leda Werner as the project coordinator of a new grant funded by the U.S. Department of Justice that focuses on connecting with community partners to combat sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campus.

The grant is for $300,000 over three years.

黑料正能量 was among 53 colleges and universities 聽around the United States to be selected for funding. The Department of Justice (DOJ) administers authorized by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and subsequent legislation. This particular program 鈥� 鈥淕rants to Reduce Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus鈥� 鈥� was allocated a total of more than $5.7 million.

Werner was previously director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Peacebuilding Leadership Program. Since its founding, 50 women from Africa and the South Pacific have earned a graduate certificate in peacebuilding leadership.

鈥淎long with her work with peacebuilding leaders, many of whom were working on issues of sexual and domestic violence, Leda brings considerable experience in grant implementation, collaboration with partners and monitoring and evaluation,鈥� said 黑料正能量鈥檚 Title IX Coordinator and primary grant writer .

黑料正能量鈥檚 long-standing relationships with the Harrisonburg Police Department and the Collins Center may have contributed to the university鈥檚 successful bid, Kniss said. , a nonprofit sexual assault crisis center, has provided trainings to 黑料正能量 students for the past five years.

鈥淭he grant requires that campuses create and support external partnerships with at least one criminal justice system and one sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking victim service provider within the community,鈥� Kniss said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 a partnership we already had in place and we鈥檇 like to see grow, for the benefit of the 黑料正能量 community but also of the Shenandoah Valley community at large.鈥�

The representatives from HPD and the Collins Center will be part of a core group, called the Community Coordinated Response Team (CCRT), which will meet monthly.

During the first year of strategic planning, this team will attend three DOJ-mandated workshops, followed by two more in 2020 as initiatives continue to be implemented.

The CCRT team will work with a coalition of internal partners including, among others, representatives of student life, residence life, faculty, human resources, Multicultural Student Services, International Student Services, student clubs and athletics. Undergraduate and graduate student representatives will also be included.

The collaborations will serve to strengthen current programming and develop new initiatives, Werner said.

Some of those programs are conducted by the 黑料正能量 Counseling program, which has been undergoing an expansion of services under Director of Counseling .

鈥淭his grant will enable us to review and develop our prevention education trainings for new students, student-athletes and coaches, as well as our men鈥檚 program focused on healthy masculinity,鈥� said Anderson, also a member of the CCRT.

Other program requirements include training for campus security; services such as a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling services, medical attention and legal assistance; and campus bystander training, offered through a globally known prevention program, Alteristic-Green Dot.