The law requires colleges and universities to fight gender-based violence, harassment, and respond to the needs of survivors promoting equal educational access.
[8][1][2][5][9] The program trains people about sexual assault and domestic violence on college campuses, primary and secondary schools, and communities.
[2] The method teaches students to intervene by using the 3 D's: Direct, Delegating the responsibility to others, and creating a Distraction to defuse a potentially dangerous situation.
[2] As described by Green Dot an example of this is in a situation at a party, intervening could mean that instead of calling out an inebriated student, an individual can create a distraction by "accidentally" spilling their drink on a potential aggressor.
[2] Prior to creating the program, Edwards worked as the University of Kentucky's Violence Intervention and Prevention Director where she discovered that individuals were not sure how to respond when witnessing a potential sexual assault.
[4][6] According to the National Women's Law Center students who suffer from sexual assault and harassment are deprived the liberty of equal education.
The curriculum is created from the concepts and lessons learned through research and theory across disciplines including: violence against women, diffusion of innovation, public health, social networking, psychology, bystander dynamics, perpetration, and marketing/advertising.
[1][2][5] Green Dot develops programs, strategies, curriculum, and training courses designed to address power-based personal violence across environments.
In the study, CRVAW found a greater than 50% reduction in the self-reported frequency of sexual violence perpetration by students at schools that received Green Dot training.