April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sadly, there are tens of millions of Americans and people elsewhere in the world who bear the trauma and pain as people who have experienced sexual assault.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is the time to stand with survivors, show support, advocate, and change the culture that has allowed this violence to continue on for much too long.

How to Observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Show support for survivors and work to prevent more violence by getting involved with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Get started with some of these ideas for participating in this thirty day event:

Share Resources Against Sexual Violence

Survivors, advocates and the community at large can fight against sexual assault partially by raising awareness and getting resources into more hands. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center provides a wide range of free resources and tools that help individuals and groups at various levels. If a friend is in need of help following a sexual assault, get access to help through the confidential crisis hotline at RAINN.

Host a Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign

This is the right time for schools and universities, community support groups, churches and many others to get involved with raising awareness about this important topic and bringing stories to light. Whether large or small, events can be tailored around informing the community while providing opportunities for survivors to get access to the care and resources they may need.

Check the National Sexual Violence Resource Center website for more information and annual campaign resources to promote awareness events. Online activities include reading the SAAM Proclamation, participating in Instagram contests, opportunities to create memes and more.