PreventConnect

Colleen Yeakle and Stephanie Solomon join Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez in this episode of PreventConnect as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence's (ICADV) Prevention Toybox!

Colleen, Evaluation Director, and Solomon, Director of Prevention, share how ICADV’s Prevention Toybox has evolved since its inception 10 years ago, as well as new tools and games to understand, communicate, and implement community-level prevention in different communities. Listen in as they share how the Toybox has impacted each of them individually and what they hope the next 10 years looks like for prevention.

Find the Prevention Toybox on ICADV's website or on Dropbox!
Prevention Toybox: icadvinc.org/what-we-do/primary-prevention
Dropbox: tinyurl.com/5x4urahd

Have questions? Reach out!
ICADV phone number - (317) 917-3685
Colleen Yeakle - [email protected]
Solomon email - [email protected]

This past August, the 2026 National Sexual Assault Conference® (NSAC) brought together more than one thousand people working to prevent and end sexual violence in Washington, D.C. 

In today’s episode, Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez reflects on what  she took away from NSAC, from the energy of being together in person to conversations about culturally grounded preventions, strong prevention strategies, and the role of connection and joy in sustaining the work.

You’ll also hear from Jaiyah Saelua from the American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Sarah DeGue founder of Evolve Violence Prevention, and China Aquino from the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence as they share takeaways from the conference, reflect on their sessions, and consider what it will take to prevent sexual violence.

Luke Malone joins us in this PreventConnect podcast episode with a special sneak peak into his and Elizabeth J. Letourneau’s new book: One in Five: Why Child Sexual Abuse Is Our Biggest Public Health Crisis—And What We Can Do to Stop It, coming out August 18, 2026.

Luke sits down with Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez to discuss how he came to spending more than a decade researching and reporting on child sexual abuse as a journalist, how some of our belief systems can limit our understanding of prevention, and how we already have the tools to prevent child sexual abuse.

Listen in today to learn more about what Luke believes we can do as a society to increase accessibility, understanding, and impact of prevention in our communities, and how One in Five covers the tools that anyone can use to be part of preventing child sexual abuse.

One in Five: Why Child Sexual Abuse Is Our Biggest Public Health Crisis—And What We Can Do to Stop It by Elizabeth J. Letourneau and Luke Malone comes out on August 18, 2026.
Check out Luke's work at The Center for Violence Prevention Research

Omar Godwin and Alicia Freeman sit down with PreventConnect to give us a sneak peak into the prevention track at the 2026 National Sexual Assault Conference® (NSAC) hosted by Respect Together! 

Omar, North Carolina Coaltion Against Sexual Assault, and Alicia, Ascend Counseling and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, join Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez to talk about their session, “Silent No More: Healing Through Our Stories: An Intertribal Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention and Healing,” and the power of storytelling, cultural traditions, and strong partnerships in preventing violence and healing from when it does occur. 

Listen in today to get a sneak peak of Omar and Alicia’s session, learn more about Intertribal approaches to survivor healing and preventing violence, and all that we’re excited for at NSAC 2026.

Omar and Alicia’s session will be on August 19, 2026 from 10:15 - 11:45 am ET.

Collaboration with youth-serving organizations is essential to prevention work. 
The good news? A key prevention resource, Preventing and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse in Youth-Serving Organizations, has been newly updated! 

Amber McKeen, Praesidium, Inc., and Maggie Ingram, Center for Violence Prevention Research, Two of the resource’s primary authors, sit down with host Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez to discuss and explain how this resource offers an opportunity to think of youth-serving organizations themselves as critical settings for prevention.

Listen in to learn more about the resource, working with youth-serving organizations, and using new information to build a culture of prevention in your communities and workplaces! Don’t forget to check out PreventConnect’s joint blog as you’re listening: Exploring the Updated Resource on Preventing and Responding to Child Sexual Abuse in Youth-Serving Organizations.

What happens when a rural elementary school starts reimagining accountability through connection, care, and community support instead of punishment?

K-12 educator Jessica Harris joins PreventConnect to explore prevention efforts happening beyond traditional sexual intimate violence prevention spaces to share the story behind CLIMB -- Children Learning to Independently Manage Behavior.

In part 2 of this two-part episode, Jessica and Ashleigh continue their discussion on CLIMB and the skills the program teaches with a wider lens. They talk about how the program has affected students and their families, and has the ability to affect communities on a much larger scale if all students were taught emotional regulation, communication, and problem-solving like those in the CLIMB program. 

Listen in as Jessica and Ashleigh dive into how powerful showing students that they matter can be in preventing violence.

What happens when a rural elementary school starts reimagining accountability through connection, care, and community support instead of punishment?

K-12 educator Jessica Harris joins PreventConnect to explore prevention efforts happening beyond traditional sexual intimate violence prevention spaces to share the story behind CLIMB - Children Learning to Independently Manage Behavior.

In part 1 of this two-part episode, Jessica shares what first prompted her to realize that students at her rural Title I school needed something different than traditional discipline and out-of-school suspension models, which often have further impacts than the student. She and Ashleigh discuss what CLIMB entails and the impact relationship building has on the students who are part of the program.

Listen in as Jessica and Ashleigh dive into how powerful showing students that they matter can be in preventing violence.

Jayla Murdock and Mo Lewis from Respect Together sit down with PreventConnect to talk about Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)! This year, SAAM is celebrating its official 25th year anniversary of being recognized during the month of April, and Respect Together is honoring it with their theme 25 Years Stronger: Looking Back, Moving Forward.  

Listen in as Jayla, Mo, and Ashleigh talk about what Respect Together is up to during SAAM and how you can support prevention and survivors all year long.

From new reports to web conferences, we’ve had a busy start to the year! Sit down with Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez as she shares what PreventConnect has been up to so far in 2026. 

Listen to learn about our web conferences, blogs, and new resources we’re loving for preventionists to continue creating safer, healthier communities.

Part 2 of our conversation with Community Leader Rebeca Melendez closes out our 20th Anniversary Season! 

If you haven’t listened to Part 1, we highly recommend that you listen to the episode first to hear an excerpt from Rebeca’s plenary speech at the 2025 National Sexual Assault Conference®. 

In Part 2, Rebeca sits down with Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez to talk about navigating belonging, finding community, and the impact of building programs with the community, not for the community, at the East Los Angeles Women’s Center (ELAWC).

Listen in as they explore the possibilities of prevention when we listen to what communities have and what they may need.