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.
About VIP
- What British Columbia students are saying after participating in BCSTH’s Violence Is Preventable Program
- Violence Is Preventable (VIP) Program – Promotional Video 2021
- Violence Is Preventable (VIP) Public Service Announcement: 2024 Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
VIP Resources for Students
- VIP Postcard Grades K-3
- VIP Postcard Grades 4-6
- VIP Postcard Grades 7-9
- VIP Postcard Grades 10-12
- VIP Wallet Card
VIP Resources for PEACE Program Counsellors and Educators
NEW! Digital Consent Video
This short, engaging video helps young people understand consent in online spaces, including how to set boundaries, respect others, and think twice before sharing. Please share it with the youth you support to spark important conversations about safe and respectful digital interactions.
More Resources
- 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 – Curriculum for Grades 6- 12
- VIP Navigating Unhealthy Digital Relationships – Key Considerations
- VIP Navigating Unhealthy Digital Relationships VIP Curriculum Grades 6-7
- VIP Navigating Unhealthy Digital Relationships VIP Curriculum Grades 8-12
- 2024 VIP Curriculum
- 2024 VIP Facilitators Guide
- In Every Classroom: Schools as Partners in Supporting Children & Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence Video
- Violence Is Preventable for Very Important People Video
- It IS a Big Deal: Youth Responses to Being Exposed to Domestic Violence Video
2020-2021 Violence is Preventable (VIP) Webinar Training Series
In 2020-2021, BCSTH developed and delivered an 8-part webinar series to support VIP sites. Webinars focused on supporting VIP Programs in schools, considerations for delivering the VIP program remotely during COVID-19, tips and strategies for delivering VIP curriculum topics to different age groups, and working with marginalized communities. To access the webinar recordings, click here.
Violence is Preventable (VIP) 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 launched in 2004 and is currently made possible through funding from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
