Wyoming Be the Solution
The Be The Solution (BTS) campaign is a statewide initiative aimed at prevention gender-based violence through education, fostering conversations, and driving community change.
About the Wyoming BE THE SOLUTION Campaign
Be The Solution is a WCADVSA statewide initiative that raises awareness about gender-based violence and empowers Wyomingites to prevent it by learning about the issue, talking openly, and taking action to change harmful norms. Originally adapted from the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, the campaign was expanded in 2023 to include resources on domestic violence and stalking.
Special thanks to the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs for the use of their BE THE SOLUTION brand and logo.
You can prevent gender-based violence when you:
Learn About It
Sexual violence, domestic violence, and stalking is happening across Wyoming. We can take the time to learn about sexual violence and how our attitudes about it influence others.
Talk About It
The more open, honest conversations we have about gender-based violence and how to prevent it, we begin to make these difficult discussions more comfortable and acceptable in our communities.
Change It
You can start to change your world when you begin to address unhealthy behaviors in your own life and those you are closest with.
What will you do, Wyoming?
What is Sexual Violence?
According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s (NSVRC), “Sexual violence occurs when someone is forced or manipulated into unwanted sexual activity without their consent. Consent, by definition, means permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
What is Primary Prevention?
Primary prevention is “stopping violence BEFORE it starts by creating environments that promote respect, equality, civility, healthy relationships, and healthy sexuality.” For some, an easy way to think of primary prevention is to think of it as social norms change.
What is Healthy Sexuality?
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) defines healthy sexuality as “having the knowledge and power to express sexuality in ways that enrich one’s life. It includes approaching sexual interactions and relationships from a perspective that is consensual, respectful and informed.
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic Violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, phycological, or technological actions or threats of actions or other patterns of coercive behavior that influence another person within an intimate partner relationship.
Adolescents and Sexual Violence Prevention
Karen Pittman of The Forum for Youth Investment said, “Youth are resources to cultivate, not problems to fix!” Do you know any teenager that wants to have their way? Allowing teenagers to be their own agents for change engages them to take a stand and is a powerful means to prevent sexual violence.
Tools for Change and Action Steps
The Spectrum of Prevention is a comprehensive strategy tool that can be used to prevent violence. Each of the six (6) strategy levels are considered an intervention, but when used together, the Spectrum becomes a more effective force to prevent sexual violence.
Other Resources
This project was supported by Grant No. 2020-WR-AX-0041 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.