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The Appalachian Peace & Justice Network (APJN) is a non-profit organization based in Athens, OH, dedicated to promoting social-emotional skills and preventing bullying, violence, and sexual assault through evidence-based prevention trainings. They offer conflict management, peer mediation, bystander intervention, and self-regulation skills trainings to schools, universities, and community groups, and have successfully implemented comprehensive conflict management programs in several Appalachian Ohio schools. With a focus on community resilience, APJN also provides trainings on various topics such as gender stereotypes, healthy relationships, media literacy, and self-defense. They have received grants to fund sexual assault prevention programming and have trained staff members from schools, mediation services, and community organizations. APJN's mission is to create a safer and more inclusive environment by equipping individuals and communities with the necessary skills to address and prevent violence.Generated from the website