“It’s On Us” Training Coming to ISU

Date: Monday, April 11, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Location: Wood and Little Wood River Rooms, Pond Student Union, Pocatello Campus

RSVP at It’s On Us Healthy Relationships Series

It’s On Us.org was founded in 2014 “following recommendations from the White House Task Force to Prevent Sexual Assault that noted the importance of calling everyone into the conversation on sexual assault prevention.” In 2020, the It’s On Us and Yves Saint Laurent partnered to develop the “Abuse is Not Love” awareness campaign.  Idaho State University has been selected from universities across the nation to be one of only four campuses to host an in-person* “It’s On Us” training. In fact, Idaho State will be the first in the entire western half of the U.S. to receive this training. The training is free and is open to all ISU students, faculty, and staff, as well as to the community.

Session Schedule 

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.  - Survivor Support

This session features a video in which a survivor support story is relayed by Carly. She tells a story of a friend who was sexually assaulted and who needed her support. Carly tells her friend what she wished someone else had told her. 

11:00 a.m. to Noon - Online Dating Safety

Over the past several years, online dating has transformed the way we meet and develop relationships. Some studies also show that dating apps and websites have become the most popular way for couples to meet in the United States. In this session, participants will learn about the intersection of online dating and dating violence, as well as ways to stay safe while online dating.

Break 

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Intimate Partner Violence Awareness 101

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is one of the most common forms of violence against women and includes physical, sexual, financial, and emotional abuse, as well as controlling behaviors by an intimate partner. In the United States young people are disproportionately affected by IPV. In this training, participants will learn about the prevalence of intimate partner violence, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rates of this violence, and how to identify and then support a friend or peer that is experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV).

3:00-4:00 p.m. – Intimate Partner Violence Intervention

In this session, participants will learn about ways to intervene when a friend or peer may be experiencing intimate partner violence. This training will discuss the role of power and control in relationships as well as each of our roles in building a more trusting culture in our campus communities.

*The venue may be changed to Zoom if travel restrictions should be imposed.