1st prize of the State Prevention Prize 2018 goes to student team in the field of communication design

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"Prevention is and remains an important pillar of our Rhineland-Palatinate security architecture," explained Steingaß at the award ceremony. The award-winning projects show "particularly clearly how outstanding prevention work can work", said the State Secretary. The award is intended to set an example and encourage participation. To be successful, prevention work must be sustainable and up-to-date. "You can be very proud of yourself, because you are actually making the world a little bit safer," said Steingaß, addressing the award winners.

The game was conceived by eight students of communication design under the direction of Prof. Babak Mossa Asbagholmodjahedin. The game development was commissioned by the Department for Children and Youth Protection of the Diocese of Trier, where there had already been successful cooperations with the University of Applied Sciences Trier in previous years.

The game is primarily aimed at people who are active in youth work, such as educators or teachers. The game was tested by the prospective educators of the Helena School, their feedback and suggestions were very helpful for the game development. "We would like the game to help us put a difficult topic into words and discuss it," says Birgit Wald, head of the specialist unit for child and youth protection in the Diocese of Trier. The players could learn together to look more closely, not to let up, to criticize and to seek help.

The chairman of the State Prevention Council, Wolfgang van Vliet, explained the jury's reasons for their decision by saying that the game introduces the topics of sexualised violence and border violations to those responsible for child and youth work in a playful, sensitive and scientifically sound manner. The game encourages reflection and discussion.

The players' task is to classify different situations between those under protection and those responsible, to evaluate them in a differentiated manner and to decide whether a border has been crossed and whether intervention is necessary. "The game makes a major contribution to the removal of taboos on the subject of sexual violence", says van Vliet.

The 1st prize of the State Prevention Prize is a great recognition of the creativity and successful work of the students. The cooperation project with the Diocese of Trier is one of many examples of successful cooperation between the practice-oriented campus design and regional companies and institutions.

In the meantime, the game has already been translated into Luxembourgish, further translations are to follow. It is suitable for groups of four to twelve people from the age of 14 and can be ordered at cost price of 31 euros from the following address Specialized unit for the protection of children and young people, Episcopal General Vicariate, Tel. 0651-7105-562, e-mail: kinderundjugendschutz@bistum-trier.de

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