menCARE
The Engaging Men Initiative (also known as menCARE) is a campus wide effort led by the CARE office to engage male-identified members of the UCI community in violence prevention. The goal of the initiative is to foster prosocial norms that facilitate men’s participation in healthy, equitable, and respectful relationships. This empowers them to intervene using effective strategies as part of preventing power-based personal violence.
Here are some of the principles of engaged men as they move from awareness to action:
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- Become aware of social norms that are harmful to the self and others.
- Empathize with the self and others.
- Support gender equity and other forms of equity.
- Learn emotionally and socially intelligent attitudes and behaviors that respect the self and others.
- Take action by using social and emotional intelligence to constructively challenge harmful social norms connected to attitudes and behaviors expressed by others.
(Adapted from the OVW Engaging Men Training Institute Manual)
After Hours Resources
UCI Counseling Center (Available 24 hours):
Waymakers' 24-hour hotline resources & referrals for survivors of sexual assault:
Human Options 24-hour hotline resources, safety and support for individuals experiencing relationship abuse:
Suicide Prevention Hotline:
The UCI Police Department (Available 24 hours):
Please call 911 if there is an immediate threat to safety.