Michigan State University is one of four colleges chosen to pilot test and screen the One Love Foundation’s relationship violence prevention educational video. MSU was chosen because it has one of the top violence prevention programs in the country.
The video is the first in the nation and breaks ground by following an abusive relationship from the very beginning to its heartbreaking end. No other video has touched on those crucial, early stages in an abusive relationship. “It touches on all the nuances of abuse,” says Dr. Amy Bonomi Professor and Chair of the Human Development and Family Studies Department at MSU, “Not just the physical, but the emotional as well.”
The video also takes a unique view at the role that technology plays in abuse; the control strategies that can be used through texting and social media to track a victim's whereabout and harass them.
Those screening the video have the opportunity to discuss what they saw and voice their opinions. So far, around 100 students have seen the video and Dr. Bonomi says the overall reactions have been positive. Many who have had the experience said it was very realistic, others said they recognized behaviors, and others were inspired to enter careers in violence prevention.
Source: Dr. Amy Bonomi, Michigan State University
Author: Allison Monroe, Innovation News Editor
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