Michelle McCormick, LMSW’s Post

As April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it's crucial to amplify voices and foster conversations around this pressing issue. This month serves as a reminder of the importance of education, prevention, and support for survivors. We must raise awareness and create an environment where survivors feel safe to speak their truth. Let's use this month as an opportunity to educate ourselves, support survivors, and advocate for policies that address sexual violence. #SAAM #EndSexualViolence

Party/Mindset Approach aside; if each of us starts with our own intimate behaviors with Awareness and Consent fist - then sweeping change could hit the country in less than 2 generations! I'll quote the most relevant part of this communication IMO follows: 'This National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, let us each recommit to stepping up and doing our part to intervene in, prevent, and end sexual assault in our communities. Let us redouble our efforts to support and stand with survivors of sexual assault. Let us pledge to work together to create a society that is truly safe, where all Americans can pursue their dreams without fear of assault, abuse, or harassment.' -

A dynamic team is fighting childhood sexual violence, empowered by survivors who turn their pain into purpose. These courageous individuals lead initiatives for prevention, justice, and healing, transforming their experiences into powerful advocacy. Together, they challenge societal norms and drive legislative reforms, creating a future where justice and support for survivors are prioritized. Let's support and amplify their voices to end the cycle of abuse. #EndChildhoodSexualViolence #SurvivorEmpowerment #JusticeForAll

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. This month we recommit - as advocates and as a community - to doing our part to intervene in, prevent, and end sexual assault. To stand with survivors. To hold perpetrators accountable. Each one of us can help promote healthy and positive relationships that are based on respect, safety and equality. This year’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month theme is “Building Connected Communities." NCIS is dedicated to projects that address the needs of survivors, improve access to justice, enhance survivor safety, hold offenders accountable, and build a coordinated community. As we raise awareness of the many ways in which we can work together to put an end to the crime of sexual assault, NCIS has launched new information webpages for individuals seeking more information about reporting sexual assault: https://lnkd.in/e9744p5D #SAAM #saawarenessmonth #endsexualassault #awareness #prevention #endSA #sexualassault #survivor #report #ncistips

As the United States raises awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we'd like to echo the importance of technology that helps the 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men who have suffered physical abuse by a partner. Allied Universal's #ElectronicMonitoring solutions have been used across the globe to fight this "silent pandemic." #DV #IPV #DomesticViolenceAwareness #BreakTheSilence #EndDomesticViolence #helpingfamiliesmoveforward #TeamAlliedUniversal https://lnkd.in/gNHGCdKt

Sexual violence is a harsh reality that affects millions of people worldwide, shattering lives and leaving deep scars. It's time we come together to fight this epidemic. 🖤 Victims deserve justice, support, and a voice. By staying silent, we allow perpetrators to escape accountability. By speaking up, we empower survivors and demand change. What You Can Do: 🔹 Listen and Support: Be there for those who need to share their stories. 🔹 Speak Out: Use your voice to challenge the stigma and break the silence. 🔹 Educate Yourself and Others: Knowledge is power. Spread awareness about the impacts of sexual violence. 🔹 Demand Justice: Push for laws and policies that protect survivors and hold perpetrators accountable.Let’s raise our voices and stand against sexual violence. ✊ #BreakTheSilence #StandWithSurvivors #EndSexualViolence #JusticeForAll #VoicesAgainstViolence #ZimalUet #GirlsofUet

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence in the United States. Each year during the month of April, state, territory, tribal and community-based organizations, rape crisis centers, government agencies, businesses, campuses and individuals plan events and activities to highlight sexual violence as a public health, human rights and social justice issue and reinforce the need for prevention efforts. #sexualassaultawarenessmonth #sexualassaultvictims #sexualviolence

As services who work with women who experience violence, we can always be better. Late last year ANROWS published research led by Professor Kelsey Hegarty that looks at both victim and survivor, and perpetrator, experiences of the service system. It has now been translated into an easy-to-digest stakeholder kit: https://lnkd.in/dPazCYY2

Empowerment starts with awareness. Check out this resource-packed article to learn more about supporting survivors and preventing sexual violence.

Seeking help for violence is a complex journey. If we are to eliminate intimate partner and sexual violence, we need to hear from both victim-survivors and people using violence to inform prevention efforts. As a step in this direction, we've developed a comprehensive resource tailored for practitioners, serving as a roadmap for engaging with these diverse groups. Download the full fact sheet here: https://lnkd.in/dPazCYY2