Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence

What We Do

The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence uses the lessons learned from research to design, implement, and evaluate strategies to prevent violence and create environments where people can thrive. We partner with schools, communities, and organizations and have led over 100 projects across the nation and internationally. 

Our current projects include:

Our Services

We collaborate with schools, communities, and organizations to provide tailored training and technical assistance using equitable and inclusive research methods in the following areas:

  • Program evaluation
  • Implementation and evaluation capacity building
  • Evidence-based approaches to preventing violence
  • Strategic planning to prevent violence and improve safety

To learn more about what we might be able to offer your organization, please email cspv@colorado.edu.

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development

We also partner with Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development. Blueprints provides a comprehensive, trusted registry of evidence-based interventions that are effective in preventing or reducing the likelihood of antisocial behavior and promoting a healthy course of youth development and adult maturity.