April 2025 is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) - Join our collective call to action to prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month calls attention to the fact that sexual abuse, assault, and harassment are widespread and impact every person and community. SAAM aims to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it. The theme of Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2025, "Together We Act, United We Change" — emphasizes the importance of communities working together to prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment.
Education is the first step to action and empowers our communities to be part of the solution. This campaign works to shift the ways our communities understand, talk about, and respond to sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. We can challenge harmful misconceptions and foster safer communities by learning and acting together. This campaign also seeks to unite us in uplifting the voices of survivors—particularly those most vulnerable in our communities—to build a stronger movement.
Changing Together for a Better Future
Ending sexual abuse, assault, and harassment requires more than individual action—it takes all of us working together, looking out for each other, and promoting one another's safety and well-being. Everyone in our communities deserves to live in safe and supportive environments where they are treated with respect. When our workplaces, schools, and communities work together to uphold safety and respect, we make progress in preventing sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. The involvement and engagement of younger generations is crucial to sustaining our prevention efforts and ensuring they continue to grow and adapt.
Together, we have the power to build a future free from violence, where all individuals feel safe, valued, and respected.
Stay Connected and Get Involved
Be on the lookout for our resources, materials, graphics, and more! If you have any questions about SAAM 2025, how to get involved, or ways to collaborate to address and prevent sexual abuse, assault, and harassment, please contact us at communicationsteam@nsvrc-respecttogether.org.