Youth Violence Prevention

MIPP promotes youth violence prevention primarily through funding to two University programs:

• University of Southern Maine, Maine Law and Civics Education Program
• University of Maine, Peace Studies Program

 

Youth violence prevention activities are specifically targeted to schools conducting conflict management, peer mediation, and bullying prevention programs.

Program Goals are:

• To support the provision of training, technical assistance and resources in conflict management, peer mediation, and bullying prevention to Maine school staff and students
• To support a statewide association of youth peer mediators,
• To collaborate and coordinate with other state and local agencies in youth violence prevention activities.