In 2012, Coaching Boys Into Men underwent a rigorous three year evaluation in Sacramento, California funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The study found that athletes who participated in the program were significantly more likely to intervene when witnessing abusive or disrespectful behaviors among their peers, and were also more likely to report less abuse perpetration. Since then, seven more research studies have been conducted and have shown CBIM to be an effective violence prevention program. Read more about the individual studies conducted on CBIM below: