Center for Integrated Primary Prevention Innovation and Advancement (CIPPIA)

AIR was selected through a competitive process by the U.S. Army to operate CIPPIA to support the Army’s efforts to reduce harmful behaviors—such as sexual assault, harassment, retaliation, domestic abuse, child abuse, and suicide—within and across commands. 

Under this contract, AIR will:

• Build the capacity of the Army’s Integrated Prevention Advisory Group (I-PAG) for research and evaluation. I-PAG members are tasked with making data-driven, research-informed recommendations to Army leaders about prevention strategies and approaches that address harmful behaviors;
• Create tools, such as an evidence clearinghouse, and a user-friendly statistical query and reporting system to build the evidence base and raise awareness about what works to identify, address, and prevent harmful behaviors in military settings;
• Lead efforts to build the evidence of what works to prevent harmful behaviors in the military, including up to four rigorous evaluations; and
• Strengthen the Army’s integrated primary prevention workforce. AIR experts will provide guidance on recruiting and retaining a high-performing prevention workforce by ensuring they have the knowledge, skills, and ability to support and sustain healthy environments that are highly efficient and free from violence. 

AIR’s Katie Ports serves as principal investigator and Melissa Scardaville is the Center director. To complete this work, AIR will coordinate with several key partners, including Banyan, BNL Consulting, Georgia State University, W2 Consultants, and other subject matter experts with an understanding of how to apply a public health approach to violence prevention in military settings.