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We believe prevention comes first. We know that violence is 100% preventable, and we believe that, as a UC Berkeley community, we have a moral imperative to prevent violence and suffering.

Sexual violence and harassment are complex problems, and demand a multilayered solution. 

Graphic with 5 sections: The first is shaded red, with an image of a sole woman wearing a backpack, labeled individual. The second is shaded yellow with two individuals, a woman and a man with bags, walking and gesturing to each other, labeled relationship. The third is shaded green, with a scene of four people of various genders and races who are dancing and grilling food on a barbeque, labeled community. The fourth is shaded blue, with an image of several people, including some who appear older, sitting at a table reading papers and one person standing up in front of a whiteboard gesturing, labeled institutional. The fifth is shaded indigo, with an outdoor street scene showing cars, a person riding a scooter, people on a sidewalk, and others sitting at cafe tables, labeled societal.

Individual: Personal conditions and characteristics that influence sexual violence.

Relationship: Learned attitudes and behaviors from family, intimate partners, and friends.

Community: Social norms, publicly stated values, and practices within groups.

Institutional: Organizational conditions and policies that influence sexual violence.

Societal: Broad societal and cultural norms that condone and accept violence and inequality.

 

The PATH to Care Center provides prevention programming to all populations in our campus community:

 

Everyone deserves to be safe. Below are our current campus-wide prevention messages. Please feel free to share them widely.

 

Healthy relationships respect boundaries.Most people at Berkeley want to intervene when noticing sexual harassment.