Students Invent to Prevent Violence
Empowering students to use peer-to-peer initiatives to prevent targeted violence
Overview
Invent2Prevent, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, empowers university and
high school students to prevent targeted violence and terrorism through the development and deployment of innovative initiatives that produce measurable results.
As the nature of the threat of targeted violence and terrorism is dynamic and far-reaching, the opportunity to harness diverse perspectives from youth across the nation allows for a wide range of responses from students. Invent2Prevent provides them with a practical and hands-on chance to proactively do something about the issues impacting their schools and local communities. This is one of the greatest strength of the Invent2Prevent program.
I2P Programs
Since its launch in the spring of 2021, students participating in Invent2Prevent have implemented over 100 prevention-focused projects in 33 states and the District and Columbia.
119 Collegiate programs
in 32 states and the District of Columbia since spring 2021 launch
91 High school programs
in 25 states since fall 2021 launch
Objectives
Student teams participating in Invent2Prevent are asked to design, implement, and measure the success of a unique social or digital product, tool, or initiative that:
MOTIVATES or EMPOWERS a defined target audience to become involved in preventing targeted violence and terrorism.
LEVERAGES social media or digital platforms to drive rich engagement with a target audience and catalyzes a network to get involved in preventing targeted violence and terrorism.
PROPOSES a product, tool, or initiative with a strong call-to-action to prevent targeted violence and terrorism.
OPTIMIZES the sustainability and scalability of the project to continue its progression and evolution beyond the program term.
CHECK OUT STUDENT WORK
These Look Books highlight a variety of approaches to prevention designed by youth to positively impact society which represents community-based problem-solving at its best.
