Lori Droege, CPH, MPHSenior Public Education Specialist

Women’s Crisis Center in Hebron

Pioneers in Violence Prevention:

Libraries + Rape Crisis Centers

• Introductions

• Green Dot

Overview

• Green Dot &

Libraries

• Closing

Basic Agenda & Introduction

• What’s your focus?

• Where do you live/work/play?

Why are partnerships between

libraries and community

agencies important?

Why are partnerships between

libraries and community

agencies important?

• Spaces for norm creation and

reinforcement

• Non-school spaces where teens

build positive relationships with

adults

• Intimate knowledge of community

Green Dot

Overview

To be honest…

What are the

Numbers?

Bullying

(on school

property):

20.2%

Dating

Violence

(physical):

11.7% - Girls

7.4% - Guys

Sexual

Assault:

10.3% - Girls

3.1% - Guys

Bullying

(online):

15.5%

Dating

Violence

(sexual):

15.6% - Girls

5.4% - Guys

Music & Fashion…

Books…

Gender equality?

Civil rights?

• It wasn’t ONE person who did ONE BIG

THING that changed the culture. It was

when A LOT of people each did ONE

SMALL thing that the culture changed.

• Big changes always happen the same way:

They happen when lots of little

changes add up!

2 Important

Lessons from Facebook

A red dot is

a choice

someone makes

to hurt someone

else

A green dot is

someone’s

choice to stop

a red dot

Reactive

Proactive

What makes this

hard?

• Personal

• Relationship

• Social

oDIRECT

oDISTRACT

oDELEGATE

The 3Ds:

3Ds Practice Round

You notice a couple of teen regulars arguing outside the

library. They’re speaking in intense, hushed tones and then

their voices raise and one grabs the other by the arm. What

do you do?

• Direct: Address both of them, “Is everything

OK here?”

• Delegate: You ask the security officer on duty

to address the situation.

• Distract: Walk outside and ask them if they

plan to join the program that’s about to start.

3Ds Practice RoundYou’re chatting with a teen after a program. Her phone, on

the table, begins vibrating. She grabs it quickly and exclaims

while running away fearfully, “Oh I’m late. My boyfriend is

going to be so angry with me.”

What do you do?

• Direct: She’s clearly in a rush now, so the next

time you see her, you check in about that day.

• Delegate: You ask another teen you know is

friends with her to check in with her.

• Distract: Grab a random item, catch up to her as

she’s getting in the car, and ask if she left this

item behind.

3Ds Practice Round

One of the teen regulars confides in you that his ex won’t leave

him alone – she keeps texting and calling him and even shows up

in random places where he is all the time. Later that week, his ex

walks into the library (while he’s there). What do you do?

• Direct: Approach her and indicate that she should

probably give him some space.

• Direct #2: Check in with him to see if he is OK with

her being there.

• Delegate: Ask your branch supervisor to address her.

• Distract: Ask her to help you with some tasks that

should keep her busy for awhile.

Proactive Green Dots

Designed to help set

new norms that indicate:

1. Violence isn’t OK.

2. We’ve all got to do a little bit.

Proactive Green Dot Examples

• Wear a green dot button/sticker.

• Hang Green Dot posters in the library.

• Highlight books that address these themes.

• Incorporate bystander concepts into programming and

book discussions.

• Post a link to a bystander story or video.

• Talk about G. Dot with friends, family, and patrons.

• Smile, nod, encourage when you see someone step up.

• Get involved with your local rape crisis center’s Green

Dot efforts.

Proactive Green Dot Examples:

What ideas do YOU have?

In your physical space

(e.g. the library, your

car, your office, your

room)?

Proactive Green Dot Examples:

What ideas do YOU have?

On social media or

technology?

Green Dot &

Libraries

Green Dot + Libraries

(My Work)

• Relationship building with adults

AND teens

• Volunteering for existing

programming

• Equip staff to respond

to high-risk situations

• Additional brain and

hands for current programming

Green Dot + Libraries

(YOUR Work and Ideas)

• Do you see ways you (or your staff)

might already be doing some of this?

• Could there be even more

helpful ways that libraries and

rape crisis centers could

collaborate?

Lori Droege, CPH, MPH

lorid@wccky.org

Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault

Programs

www.kasap.org

Crisis Text Line

Text START to 741-741

Green Dot GCKY

www.greendotgcky.org

@greendotgcky

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