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Keene State provides sexual violence prevention and response trainings and programs informed by research and evidence-based best practices. Programs are designed to build participants’ skills, increase their knowledge, and change attitudes and beliefs that can shift individual behaviors and, ultimately, campus culture around sexual and interpersonal violence.

The list below is a sample of available trainings and programs that can be delivered to your community living space, department meeting, Greek Life chapter, student organization, athletic team, academic classroom, etc. Customizable trainings are available by selecting the “Other” option when you fill out the “Request a Training” form at the bottom of this page and letting us know what you’re looking for! We require at least 4 weeks’ notice if requesting a customized training.

Consent 101: It’s Not that Complicated

Understanding consent doesn’t have to be confusing- it just needs to be clear. Consent 101 is an interactive, engaging 90-minute workshop that breaks down what healthy, respectful, and legal consent really looks like in real-life situations.

This workshop explores:

• What consent is — and what it isn’t.

• The difference between healthy sexual communication and coercion or pressure.

• How to recognize and respond to red flags, gray areas, and non-consensual behaviors.

• The legal and emotional implications of engaging in sexual activity without consent.

• Real-life scenarios that challenge assumptions and help participants think critically about communication, power, and respect.

• Online issues like cyber flashing and pressure via text or social media.

Participants will gain practical tools for navigating relationships with clarity, respect, and confidence. We’ll also share on-campus and community resources for anyone impacted by sexual violence.

Healthy Relationships

This 90-minute workshop discusses healthy, unhealthy, and abusive behaviors in relationships. Through interactive discussion, scenarios, and small group work we will explore power dynamics and controlling behavior to understand how these lead to manipulation and abuse. We will then shift the conversation to healthy behaviors of displaying empathy and respect in relationships. Participants will spend time learning healthy conflict skills and accountability.

Bringing in the Bystander

Bringing in the Bystander is an evidence-based bystander intervention program. Rather than focusing narrowly on people who cause harm and people impacted by harm, the highly interactive Bringing in the Bystander® curriculum uses a community responsibility approach. It teaches bystanders how to safely intervene in instances where sexual violence, relationship violence or stalking may be occurring or where there may be risk that it will occur. Participants will learn to recognize potentially harmful situations, develop individualized and safe intervention strategies, and why everyone has a responsibility to intervene if they witness harmful or potentially harmful situations. These highly interactive 90-minute trainings are co-facilitated by trained Keene State staff, faculty, and students.

Creating a Culture of Respect

Join us to discuss how small and large aggressions and expectations play a part in creating rape culture. Gender roles play a part in allowing and normalizing violence in many forms such as bullying, sexual harassment, hazing, and more. In this workshop we will dismantle gender roles and expectations and learn to call harmful behaviors what they are. We will also learn the difference between Healthy masculinity vs unhealthy masculinity. Unhealthy (and even positive) masculinity restricts and narrows down how we define ourselves. Healthy masculinity, instead, is about being yourself and embracing a limitless range of healthy emotions and values, regardless of gender. We will also learn how communities and individuals can put an end to the normalization of violence in small and large, subtle and obvious ways whether we are interacting with friends or strangers.

Stalking 101: Awareness, Impact, and Prevention

This 90-minute interactive workshop introduces college students to the realities of stalking, which is a crime that often goes unrecognized but carries serious emotional, psychological, and physical consequences. Through real-life scenarios, videos, polling, and discussion, participants will learn to define stalking, recognize common behaviors and tactics used by stalkers, and understand the types of stalkers and methods they use (including intimidation, surveillance, interference, and life invasion). The session also covers lethality indicators, trauma-informed ways to support survivors, and how to create a safety or break-up plan. Students will leave empowered with practical tools, knowledge of support resources, and a stronger ability to identify and respond to stalking in their communities.

Behind the Post

Social media can skew our view of the relationships around us and influence our decision to stay in unhealthy ones. Billions of photos are posted to social media every day, but you can’t always see the big picture through the small ones, especially when it comes to unhealthy relationships. Behind the Post is your go-to workshop for educating about digital consent and social media. This workshop addresses topics such as: knowing the signs, engaging in conversations, practicing healthy behaviors, review of boundaries and consent, helping a friend, navigating endings, and accessing resources.

Creating Healthy Boundaries

Recognizing and respecting boundaries of others is a crucial part of establishing healthy relationships. When we can understand that each person has boundaries that are to be respected, we are more likely to check-in and act respectfully. In this workshop we will learn and practice refusal skills as well as learning how we can accept “no”. Recognizing and respecting boundaries is a key aspect of consent and of sexual abuse prevention more broadly.

Sorry, Not Sorry: Rejection & Refusal Skills for Real-Life

Saying “no” doesn’t make you mean — it makes you real. Sorry, Not Sorry is a hands-on, honest workshop that helps participants get comfortable with setting boundaries, refusing unwanted attention, and handling rejection with confidence and care.

In this engaging session, we’ll:

• Break down why it can feel hard to say “no” — and why you don’t have to feel guilty.

• Practice clear, kind ways to set boundaries in everyday and tricky situations.

• Explore what rejection feels like, how to cope with it, and how to support friends going through breakups or letdowns.

• Bust common myths from media about love, rejection, and persistence.

• Offer real-world strategies for responding to pressure or awkward moments (without ghosting or drama).

Whether you’re navigating relationships, dating, hookups, or just trying to keep it real with your friends, this workshop will help you protect your peace and support others in doing the same.

Escalation: A film and Conversation on Relationship Abuse

Escalation is a powerful, film-based workshop created by the One Love Foundation to help young people recognize the warning signs of relationship abuse. Through the story of a fictional college couple, this workshop invites honest discussion about how unhealthy behaviors can escalate into dangerous patterns — and how to intervene before it’s too late.

In this 90-minute session, participants will:

• Watch Escalation, a short film that illustrates how abuse can begin subtly and intensify over time.

• Reflect on the behaviors shown in the film and how they mirror real-life experiences.

• Discuss the signs of healthy vs. unhealthy relationship dynamics.

• Explore the roles of bystanders, friends, and community members in preventing abuse.

• Learn how to safely support someone who may be in an abusive situation.

This workshop is facilitated by trained leaders in a safe, respectful, and nonjudgmental space. It’s an ideal opportunity to engage students in meaningful dialogue about dating violence, prevention, and healthy relationships.

Trust Your Gut: Intrapersonal Safety & Navigating Risk

This interactive workshop empowers students to recognize and respond to potentially unsafe situations by strengthening self-awareness, trusting their instincts, and building confidence in their decision-making. Participants explore common barriers to taking action, identify red and green flags in relationships and social situations, learn practical bystander intervention strategies, and discover campus and community support resources. Through discussion and interactive activities, students leave with the knowledge and skills to prioritize their safety, support others, and contribute to a safer campus community.

Understanding Domestic Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community

This interactive workshop explores the unique dynamics of domestic and intimate partner violence within LGBTQ+ relationships through a survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and intersectional lens. Participants learn to recognize patterns of power and control, understand barriers to seeking help, identify healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviors, and explore how intersecting identities can affect risk and access to support. The presentation also provides practical safety planning strategies, highlights affirming resources, and equips participants with the knowledge and confidence to better support survivors and foster safer, more inclusive communities.

Victim/Suspect: Film Screening & Facilitated Discussion

This facilitated program uses the award-winning documentary Victim/Suspect to examine how trauma, rape myths, investigative practices, and media coverage can shape the experiences of sexual assault survivors. Through guided discussion, participants critically explore victim-blaming, trauma-informed responses, offender accountability, and the role of law enforcement, journalism, and community members in creating a more equitable response to sexual violence. Participants leave with a deeper understanding of the barriers survivors face, practical ways to challenge harmful myths, and strategies for fostering a more victim-centered and trauma-informed campus culture.

Introduction to Title IX

Title IX is a federal law which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education. In this training, participants will learn about the history and application of Title IX. The program will introduce participants to the College’s obligations to take action to prevent, respond to, and remedy occurrences of sexual harassment and sexual violence when they occur in our community.

Trauma Informed Response for Professionals

This training will address the neurobiological contributors and external manifestations of trauma and provide participates with communication tools for working with those in trauma experiences. This session addresses trauma across the spectrum, it is not limited to sexual violence.