Evidence-Informed Practices
Our work is grounded in evidence-based prevention and advocacy strategies and/or promising practices. To learn more about our approach, we encourage you to check out the research and publications below from our office and beyond.
PATH to Care Center papers & publications
Email pathtocare@berkeley.edu for any materials not linked below.
- Guidance on holding a town hall
- Toolkit for Preventing Sexual Harassment in Academic Departments
- Manager’s Playbook
- Conducting trauma-informed data collection
- Study on sexual harassment in the academic setting (sponsored by The PATH to Care Center, conducted by the Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces)
- White paper on prevention in intact communities
A selection of research and guidance on Violence Prevention
- Banyard, Victoria. Improving College Campus-Based Prevention of Violence Against Women: A Strategic Plan for Research Built Upon Multipronged Practices and Policies. (2014). Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. 15 (4): 339-351.
- Basile, K.C., DeGue, S., Jones, K., Freire, K., Dills, J., Smith, S.G., Raiford, J.L. (2016). STOP SV: A Technical Package to Prevent Sexual Violence. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Casey, E. A., & Lindhorst, T. P. (2009). Toward a multi-level, ecological approach to the primary prevention of sexual assault. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 10(2), 91-114.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2014). Preventing sexual violence on college campuses: lessons from research and practice.
- DeGue, S.; Valle, L.; Holt, M.; Massetti, G.; Matjasko, J.; Tharp, A. 2014. A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetuation. Aggression and Violent Behavior 19 (2014) 346-362
- Hoffman, Lisa. (2016). Sexual Assault Prevention on U.S. College Campuses: A National Scan. CALCASA/PreventConnect..
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) 2015. Overview: Campus Sexual Violence Prevention.
- Wasco, S. M & Zadnik, L. (2013). Assessing campus readiness for prevention: Supporting campuses in creating safe and respectful communities. Enola, PA: Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.
A selection of research and literature on Survivor Support
- Campbell, R. (2006). Rape survivors’ experiences with the legal and medical systems. Violence Against Women, 12(1), 30-45. doi:10.1177/1077801205277539
- Hart B., Klein A., 2015. Practical Implications of Current Intimate Partner Violence Research for Victim Advocates and Service Providers. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Criminal Justice Reference Service; January, 2013. NCJ 244348.
- Young. M. and Stein, J. (2004). The History of the Crime Victims’ Movement in the United States: A Component of the Office for Victims of Crime Oral History Project. Prepared by the National Organization For Victim Assistance, Alexandria, VA.