Responding In Peaceful and Positive Ways (RIPP)

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Initiative Description: Responding In Peaceful and Positive Ways (RIPP), a school-based violence prevention program.The program combines a classroom curriculum of social/cognitive problem-solving with real-life, skill-building opportunities, such as peer mediation.

Study Results: Reduced bullying, physical aggression, peer victimization.

Reference: Farrell, A. D., Valois, R. F., Meyer, A. L., & Tidwell, R. P. (2003). Impact of the RIPP Violence Prevention Program on rural middle school students. Journal of Primary Prevention, 24(2), 143-167

Level of Evidence: Very Good