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    Molding Male Minds
    (M3)

    Molding Male Minds (M3)

    Who we serve
    Black, Middle-school Aged Boys
    Where
    Miami-Dade County
    What we do
    Educate students on preventing violence against women and girls
    Molding Male Minds (M3)

    According to law enforcement data, Miami-Dade County specifically experiences the largest concentration of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in all forms (domestic violence, dating violence, sex trafficking, stalking,) and is a major public health problem in South Florida. This violence occurs too frequently in local communities and negatively affects women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health. This, in turn, elevates socio-economic problems such as increased crime and poverty throughout the community. Molding Male Minds (M3 ) addresses the lack of education and awareness needed to reduce the prevalence of gender-specific violence. It uses prevention strategies that break the cycle of violence by introducing an integrated, coordinated, community-led approach to prevention.

    M3 is a community-driven and male-focused educational program, mentorship, and prevention initiative that empowers Black (primarily Haitian and other Afro-Caribbean) middle school-aged boys to stand against VAWG.

    This program uses a Strategic Prevention Framework that follows a proven method of assessing and addressing the causes, environmental factors, and resource gaps that make these issues a community concern. 

    This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-22-GG-01077-ENGA awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice.

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