Violence is Preventable (VIP) Programs:

• Increase awareness and knowledge of the effects that violence has on children and youth
• Challenge and change attitudes about the silence and misperceptions about violence against women
• Facilitate partnerships between schools and communities to respond to the emotional, social, academic, and psychological needs of children exposed to domestic violence
• Support educators, counselors and administrators increasing effective, sustainable support services for children and youth in schools

Learn more about the VIP Program by watching this short video here, which was designed to support VIP Sites when reaching out to schools, educators, PACS, and school districts about the VIP Program.

VIP Resources for PEACE Program Counsellors

Curriculum

• VIP Curriculum – 2024
• VIP Facilitators Guide – 2024
• VIP Navigating Unhealthy Digital Relationships – Curriculum for Grades 6- 12
• VIP Navigating Unhealthy Digital Relationships – Key Considerations

Presentations

• VIP PowerPoint Presentation: Grades 4 – 6
• VIP PowerPoint Presentation: Grades 7 – 9
• VIP PowerPoint Presentation: Grades 10 – 12
• VIP PowerPoint Presentation: Building Partnerships Between PEACE Programs and BC Schools
• VIP Navigating Unhealthy Digital Relationships VIP Curriculum Grades 6-7
• VIP Navigating Unhealthy Digital Relationships VIP Curriculum Grades 8-12

Student Handouts

• VIP Postcard Grades K-3
• VIP Postcard Grades 4-6
• VIP Postcard Grades 7-9
• VIP Postcard Grades 10-12
• VIP Wallet Card

PSAs

• Digital Consent Video – Is this OK to Share? Ask before sharing photos, texts, or videos
• Violence Is Preventable (VIP) Public Service Announcement: 2024 Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
• Violence Is Preventable (VIP) Program – Promotional Video 2021
• What British Columbia students are saying after participating in BCSTH’s Violence Is Preventable Program
• In Every Classroom: Schools as Partners in Supporting Children & Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence Video 2007
• Violence Is Preventable for Very Important People Video 2007
• It IS a Big Deal: Youth Responses to Being Exposed to Domestic Violence Video 2007

Online Training

Violence is Preventable is a self-directed online course focusing on violence prevention in the context of gender-based violence in Canada, including our society’s thoughts about children and youth’s experience of violence against their mothers, and how prevention activities can help.

This project is made possible through funding from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.