PEACe Office/ Office of Intimate Violence Prevention & Response
The PEACe Office/OIVPR is dedicated to fostering a safe and respectful community through behavioral change and cultural transformation, providing prevention education, survivor advocacy, and systemic interventions to combat intimate and power-based violence. By promoting these vital shifts, the PEACe Office/OIVPR aims to cultivate a safer and more equitable campus environment, where all individuals can thrive free from the threat of intimate, gender, and power-based violence.
What We Do:
Prevention Education & Outreach
We empower students and the community with knowledge and skills to foster healthy relationships, recognize harm, and take action. Through workshops, training, and outreach, we create a culture of care and accountability.
Advocacy & Support Services
You are not alone. We provide trauma-informed support, crisis intervention, and connections to essential resources, ensuring that survivors have the care and advocacy they deserve.
Community Engagement & Collaboration
Change happens when we work together. We partner with student organizations, faculty, staff, and community groups to build leadership, strengthen response efforts, and create lasting change.
We aim to:
- Increase Awareness of Intimate and Power-Based Violence (PBV)
- Expand outreach efforts through digital and in-person educational initiatives.
- Develop campaigns to challenge cultural norms that perpetuate violence.
- Increase visibility of advocacy support services for survivors.
- Equip Individuals with Prevention and Intervention Strategies
- Train students, faculty, and staff in harm reduction techniques, bystander intervention techniques, and community development.
- Provide educational programs on consent, healthy relationships, and safety.
- Implement peer-led initiatives to encourage student involvement in violence prevention.
- Foster a Culture of Respect and Safety
- Advocate for institutional policies that support survivors, survivor advocacy, and community healing
- Build partnerships with local organizations to strengthen community responses to Intimate, Gender, and Power-Based Violence.
- Encourage ongoing dialogue around gender equity, trauma-informed care, and collective responsibility.
Together, we are shaping a safer, more equitable campus where everyone can thrive.
The PEACe Office/OIVPR also advises on policy changes and implementation as it relates to Title IX and intimate violence, and we partner with various offices and departments on campus to make resources inclusive and accessible to survivors.
If you would like to refer yourself or someone for an outreach from our office, please fill out the form HERE
For information on Williams’ policies, procedures, and any questions related to Title IX, visit the Title IX Office page.
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