This recent article by Raliance highlights why AI should never replace human expertise in shaping sexual violence policies. Technology can assist in streamlining processes, but effective prevention strategies require empathy, accountability, and real-world experience—especially because policies are meant to create lasting culture change. Policies designed to prevent sexual violence must be rooted in the lived experiences of survivors and communities, ensuring they are not only effective but also thoughtful, compassionate, and just.
This method holds true for prevention programming. We know that culture change can only happen through human connection, not artificial intelligence. Prevention is not just about rules and policies—it’s about people learning from and holding each other accountable in ways that foster safer, more respectful environments.
That’s why our Coaching Boys Into Men® program relies on coaches—not algorithms—to build trust, encourage respect, and model healthy relationships. Over the course of a season, CBIM coaches lead student athletes through brief weekly activities that address themes such as personal responsibility, respectful behavior, and relationship abuse.
Our restaurant initiatives, 86 It and On the Fly, focus on equipping staff with tools and skills to prevent and respond to harassment. These programs emphasize human-led conversations that create safer workplaces. SARA's programs are effective because they center relationships, dialogue, and accountability—things AI simply cannot replicate.
Prevention starts with people. As SARA's Prevention team, we are committed to evidence-based programs that engage our communities through human connection, not artificial intelligence.
-Lindsey Hayes, Prevention Manager
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