US-Mexico Border Violence Curriculum: Keeping My Family Safe
Author: RGV Council, Inc. Rural Border Initiative Violence Prevention Task Force
Date Published: 2010
This curriculum resulted from an intense process of collaboration among the members of the Border Violence Advisory Board that developed over time. For a period of approximately 6 months, committed professionals representing distinct border community organizations met on a monthly basis to develop this comprehensive training cirriculum designed to address the growing concern of border violence. Between scheduled meetings, the advisory group worked diligently to ensure that the developed curriculum was: 1) rooted in evidence-based practice, 2) reflected the local community and was culturally competent, 3) novel in its focus and addressed unmet border violence needs, and 4) could be adapted for areas beyond the Texas-Mexico border for use throughout the full United States-Mexico border. Important to note is the fact that the development of this curriculum was a bi-national process, as the Border Violence Advisory Board has members from both the United States and Mexico.
Date Published: 2010
This curriculum resulted from an intense process of collaboration among the members of the Border Violence Advisory Board that developed over time. For a period of approximately 6 months, committed professionals representing distinct border community organizations met on a monthly basis to develop this comprehensive training cirriculum designed to address the growing concern of border violence. Between scheduled meetings, the advisory group worked diligently to ensure that the developed curriculum was: 1) rooted in evidence-based practice, 2) reflected the local community and was culturally competent, 3) novel in its focus and addressed unmet border violence needs, and 4) could be adapted for areas beyond the Texas-Mexico border for use throughout the full United States-Mexico border. Important to note is the fact that the development of this curriculum was a bi-national process, as the Border Violence Advisory Board has members from both the United States and Mexico.
