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Sexual Assault Awareness Month

How We Got Here: A History of Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Submitted by Carol May on Fri, 04/27/2018

This year, NSVRC is celebrating its 17th year coordinating the national campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Yet this annual commemoration of SAAM during April to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it goes back decades. Not only does the history of SAAM date back long before NSVRC was founded, but activists and survivors advocating for change at the grassroots and community level have roots reaching as far back as the Civil Rights Era.

Roots of a Movement

Spanish Parents Postcard

The Spanish Parents Postcard is a resource created for the 2017 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Campaign. The postcard contains information about teaching children and teenagers age appropriate lessons about consent and healthy relationships.

Publish Date

January 2017

Coaches Postcard

The Coaches Postcard is a resource created for the 2017 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Campaign. The postcard contains information about how coaches can set an example to their athletes.

Publish Date

January 2017

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