Love is Respect Advocates are available 24/7

We offer confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse in the US. We’re available by text (“LOVEIS” to 22522), call (866.331.9474), or live chat online.

Terms & conditions for text services

Building Connected Communities

Sexual Assualt Awareness Month 2024

Building Connected Communities helps us reduce the likelihood of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment in our communities. Any space where people come together is a community, whether in neighborhoods, workplaces, campuses, organizations, or even online spaces. We are all a part of a community, often many, even when we may feel disconnected or apart from them.

Community is powerful. Community creates a sense of belonging and reminds us of how our beliefs, choices, and actions impact one another. At the center of Building Connected Communities is ensuring our communities are safe, inclusive, and equitable. Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and other forms of oppression contribute to higher rates of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. We must address all abuses of power to prevent sexual violence — in our relationships, communities, and society.

What does it take to Build Connected Communities?

Addressing the social and structural determinants of health, such as education, income, employment, community safety, and social support, is crucial to improving the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play. In a connected community, we can look out for one another and make choices to promote health, safety, and well-being. Building Connected Communities brings us closer to the goal of health equity. Health equity means that everyone, no matter their situation, has a chance to achieve their best possible health, creating a fair and just opportunity for all to reach their highest level of well-being (PI & NSVRC 2021).

We recognize that how we talk about sexual violence significantly impacts survivors, their families, our communities, and society. We also understand that our voices have power and that when one of us does not feel safe or respected we are all affected. As such, we must strive to create strong, connected communities that take care of one another and make decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of others to end sexual violence.

Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.

Forms of sexual violence include:

• Rape or sexual assault
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual abuse
• Unwanted sexual contact/touching
• Sexual exploitation and trafficking,
• Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent,
• Nonconsensual image sharing
• Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent
• Sexual violence represents a range of behaviors

Statistics show:

• Most women and men across all sexual identities who experienced contact sexual violence reported that the person who harmed them was someone they knew (Chen, et al., 2023).
• Over 53% of women and over 29% of men reported experiencing contact sexual violence  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• 1 in 5 male victims reported only male perpetrators, 1 in 2 had only female perpetrators, and about 1 in 6 had both male and female perpetrators  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• 1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
• 32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
• 47% of all transgender people have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives (James et al., 2016).

Awareness and Action during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, learn how to take steps to build connected communities and enhance your knowledge of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. In addition, we invite you to explore how to create safe communities where everyone feels safe and supported. We’re asking you to join us in building connected communities that promote equity and respect, as our connections to one another have an impact more significant than just ourselves.

Together We Can Build Connected Communities

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource gives background and context to help audiences understand how prevention efforts can be expanded to the community level. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

Building Blocks of A Connected Community

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource explores what the building blocks of a connected community are and how these connections protect against the risk of sexual violence. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

#30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge 2024

• March 01, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Join advocates, activists, survivors, and supporters who are getting involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2024 this April on Instagram. Daily prompts encourage creative ways to raise awareness, educate, and connect with others — plus, you have a chance to win prizes every day you participate.

Building Connected Communities Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

We Can End Sexual Violence Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Share Your Voice Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Together We Can Build Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

SAAM 2024 Proclamation

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual assault and educate individuals and communities about how to prevent it. Use this proclamation as a clear declaration to join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence.

¿Cómo apoyar a los hombres en su sanación tras incidentes de violencia sexual?: hojas informativas

• January 18, 2024
• JL Heinze

Una serie de hojas informativas sobre cómo trabajar con los hombres. Entre los temas están: cómo llegar a los hombres, adicción, sobrevivientes transmasculinos, exámenes forenses, hombres recluidos, recursos para hombres y enlaces de referencia rápida para los intercesores. Este recurso es parte del conjunto de publicaciones ¿Cómo trabajar con sobrevivientes masculinos de violencia sexual?.

Supporting Men in Healing from Sexual Violence: Tip Sheets

• January 18, 2024
• NSVRC

A series of tip sheets on working with men. Topics include reaching men, addiction, transmasculine survivors, forensic exams, incarcerated men, resources for men, and quick reference links for advocates. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.

References 

Basile, K. C., Smith, S. G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R. W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 report on sexual violence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf

Chen, J., Khatiwada, S., Chen, M. S., Smith, S. G., Leemis, R. W., Friar, N., Basile, K. C., and Kresnow, M. (2023). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 2016/2017: Report on Victimization by Sexual Identity. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. National Center for Transgender Equality. https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Rosay, A. B. (2016, September). Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men,. NIJ Journal, 277. National Institute of Justice. http://nij.gov/journals/277/Pages/violence-againstamerican-indians-alaska-natives.aspx

Prevention Institute & National Sexual Violence Resource Center. (2021). A Health Equity Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence. https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/2500/health-equity-approach-preventing-sexual-violence

Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., & Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041980

NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

OMH – Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Resource’s and Publications

LGBTQIA+

• LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 
• LGBTQI | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness 
• NAMI LGBTQI Mental Health 
• SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Mental Health Disorders and Treatment

• Behavioral Health Equity | SAMHSA
• Mentalhealth.gov
• Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Treatments 
• NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers 
• NAMI Mental Health Treatments 
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator

Substance Use

• CDC COVID-19 Resource: Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trial Locator
• Search SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
• The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products

Trauma and Violence

• Abuse, trauma, and mental health | Office on Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) Trauma Resource Center Websites
• NIMH » Coping with Traumatic Events (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Publications in English (nih.gov)
• RAINN | The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization 
• Trauma and Violence | SAMHSA
• Violence Related Trauma Resources – HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)

COVID-19

• American Hospital Association (AHA) COVID-19: Stress and Coping Resources 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resource: Coping with Stress
• Communities during COVID-19
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide 
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Supporting Mental Health During COVID-19
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report on Behavioral Health Disparities in Black and Latino

Love is Respect Advocates are available 24/7

We offer confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse in the US. We’re available by text (“LOVEIS” to 22522), call (866.331.9474), or live chat online.

Terms & conditions for text services

Building Connected Communities

Sexual Assualt Awareness Month 2024

Building Connected Communities helps us reduce the likelihood of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment in our communities. Any space where people come together is a community, whether in neighborhoods, workplaces, campuses, organizations, or even online spaces. We are all a part of a community, often many, even when we may feel disconnected or apart from them.

Community is powerful. Community creates a sense of belonging and reminds us of how our beliefs, choices, and actions impact one another. At the center of Building Connected Communities is ensuring our communities are safe, inclusive, and equitable. Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and other forms of oppression contribute to higher rates of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. We must address all abuses of power to prevent sexual violence — in our relationships, communities, and society.

What does it take to Build Connected Communities?

Addressing the social and structural determinants of health, such as education, income, employment, community safety, and social support, is crucial to improving the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play. In a connected community, we can look out for one another and make choices to promote health, safety, and well-being. Building Connected Communities brings us closer to the goal of health equity. Health equity means that everyone, no matter their situation, has a chance to achieve their best possible health, creating a fair and just opportunity for all to reach their highest level of well-being (PI & NSVRC 2021).

We recognize that how we talk about sexual violence significantly impacts survivors, their families, our communities, and society. We also understand that our voices have power and that when one of us does not feel safe or respected we are all affected. As such, we must strive to create strong, connected communities that take care of one another and make decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of others to end sexual violence.

Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.

Forms of sexual violence include:

• Rape or sexual assault
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual abuse
• Unwanted sexual contact/touching
• Sexual exploitation and trafficking,
• Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent,
• Nonconsensual image sharing
• Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent
• Sexual violence represents a range of behaviors

Statistics show:

• Most women and men across all sexual identities who experienced contact sexual violence reported that the person who harmed them was someone they knew (Chen, et al., 2023).
• Over 53% of women and over 29% of men reported experiencing contact sexual violence  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• 1 in 5 male victims reported only male perpetrators, 1 in 2 had only female perpetrators, and about 1 in 6 had both male and female perpetrators  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• 1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
• 32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
• 47% of all transgender people have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives (James et al., 2016).

Awareness and Action during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, learn how to take steps to build connected communities and enhance your knowledge of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. In addition, we invite you to explore how to create safe communities where everyone feels safe and supported. We’re asking you to join us in building connected communities that promote equity and respect, as our connections to one another have an impact more significant than just ourselves.

Together We Can Build Connected Communities

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource gives background and context to help audiences understand how prevention efforts can be expanded to the community level. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

Building Blocks of A Connected Community

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource explores what the building blocks of a connected community are and how these connections protect against the risk of sexual violence. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

#30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge 2024

• March 01, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Join advocates, activists, survivors, and supporters who are getting involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2024 this April on Instagram. Daily prompts encourage creative ways to raise awareness, educate, and connect with others — plus, you have a chance to win prizes every day you participate.

Building Connected Communities Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

We Can End Sexual Violence Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Share Your Voice Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Together We Can Build Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

SAAM 2024 Proclamation

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual assault and educate individuals and communities about how to prevent it. Use this proclamation as a clear declaration to join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence.

¿Cómo apoyar a los hombres en su sanación tras incidentes de violencia sexual?: hojas informativas

• January 18, 2024
• JL Heinze

Una serie de hojas informativas sobre cómo trabajar con los hombres. Entre los temas están: cómo llegar a los hombres, adicción, sobrevivientes transmasculinos, exámenes forenses, hombres recluidos, recursos para hombres y enlaces de referencia rápida para los intercesores. Este recurso es parte del conjunto de publicaciones ¿Cómo trabajar con sobrevivientes masculinos de violencia sexual?.

Supporting Men in Healing from Sexual Violence: Tip Sheets

• January 18, 2024
• NSVRC

A series of tip sheets on working with men. Topics include reaching men, addiction, transmasculine survivors, forensic exams, incarcerated men, resources for men, and quick reference links for advocates. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.

References 

Basile, K. C., Smith, S. G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R. W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 report on sexual violence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf

Chen, J., Khatiwada, S., Chen, M. S., Smith, S. G., Leemis, R. W., Friar, N., Basile, K. C., and Kresnow, M. (2023). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 2016/2017: Report on Victimization by Sexual Identity. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. National Center for Transgender Equality. https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Rosay, A. B. (2016, September). Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men,. NIJ Journal, 277. National Institute of Justice. http://nij.gov/journals/277/Pages/violence-againstamerican-indians-alaska-natives.aspx

Prevention Institute & National Sexual Violence Resource Center. (2021). A Health Equity Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence. https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/2500/health-equity-approach-preventing-sexual-violence

Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., & Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041980

NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

OMH – Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Resource’s and Publications

LGBTQIA+

• LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 
• LGBTQI | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness 
• NAMI LGBTQI Mental Health 
• SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Mental Health Disorders and Treatment

• Behavioral Health Equity | SAMHSA
• Mentalhealth.gov
• Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Treatments 
• NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers 
• NAMI Mental Health Treatments 
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator

Substance Use

• CDC COVID-19 Resource: Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trial Locator
• Search SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
• The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products

Trauma and Violence

• Abuse, trauma, and mental health | Office on Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) Trauma Resource Center Websites
• NIMH » Coping with Traumatic Events (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Publications in English (nih.gov)
• RAINN | The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization 
• Trauma and Violence | SAMHSA
• Violence Related Trauma Resources – HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)

COVID-19

• American Hospital Association (AHA) COVID-19: Stress and Coping Resources 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resource: Coping with Stress
• Communities during COVID-19
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide 
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Supporting Mental Health During COVID-19
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report on Behavioral Health Disparities in Black and Latino

Love is Respect Advocates are available 24/7

We offer confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse in the US. We’re available by text (“LOVEIS” to 22522), call (866.331.9474), or live chat online.

Terms & conditions for text services

Building Connected Communities

Sexual Assualt Awareness Month 2024

Building Connected Communities helps us reduce the likelihood of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment in our communities. Any space where people come together is a community, whether in neighborhoods, workplaces, campuses, organizations, or even online spaces. We are all a part of a community, often many, even when we may feel disconnected or apart from them.

Community is powerful. Community creates a sense of belonging and reminds us of how our beliefs, choices, and actions impact one another. At the center of Building Connected Communities is ensuring our communities are safe, inclusive, and equitable. Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and other forms of oppression contribute to higher rates of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. We must address all abuses of power to prevent sexual violence — in our relationships, communities, and society.

What does it take to Build Connected Communities?

Addressing the social and structural determinants of health, such as education, income, employment, community safety, and social support, is crucial to improving the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play. In a connected community, we can look out for one another and make choices to promote health, safety, and well-being. Building Connected Communities brings us closer to the goal of health equity. Health equity means that everyone, no matter their situation, has a chance to achieve their best possible health, creating a fair and just opportunity for all to reach their highest level of well-being (PI & NSVRC 2021).

We recognize that how we talk about sexual violence significantly impacts survivors, their families, our communities, and society. We also understand that our voices have power and that when one of us does not feel safe or respected we are all affected. As such, we must strive to create strong, connected communities that take care of one another and make decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of others to end sexual violence.

Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.

Forms of sexual violence include:

• Rape or sexual assault
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual abuse
• Unwanted sexual contact/touching
• Sexual exploitation and trafficking,
• Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent,
• Nonconsensual image sharing
• Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent
• Sexual violence represents a range of behaviors

Statistics show:

• Most women and men across all sexual identities who experienced contact sexual violence reported that the person who harmed them was someone they knew (Chen, et al., 2023).
• Over 53% of women and over 29% of men reported experiencing contact sexual violence  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• 1 in 5 male victims reported only male perpetrators, 1 in 2 had only female perpetrators, and about 1 in 6 had both male and female perpetrators  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• 1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
• 32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
• 47% of all transgender people have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives (James et al., 2016).

Awareness and Action during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, learn how to take steps to build connected communities and enhance your knowledge of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. In addition, we invite you to explore how to create safe communities where everyone feels safe and supported. We’re asking you to join us in building connected communities that promote equity and respect, as our connections to one another have an impact more significant than just ourselves.

Together We Can Build Connected Communities

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource gives background and context to help audiences understand how prevention efforts can be expanded to the community level. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

Building Blocks of A Connected Community

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource explores what the building blocks of a connected community are and how these connections protect against the risk of sexual violence. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

#30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge 2024

• March 01, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Join advocates, activists, survivors, and supporters who are getting involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2024 this April on Instagram. Daily prompts encourage creative ways to raise awareness, educate, and connect with others — plus, you have a chance to win prizes every day you participate.

Building Connected Communities Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

We Can End Sexual Violence Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Share Your Voice Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Together We Can Build Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

SAAM 2024 Proclamation

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual assault and educate individuals and communities about how to prevent it. Use this proclamation as a clear declaration to join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence.

¿Cómo apoyar a los hombres en su sanación tras incidentes de violencia sexual?: hojas informativas

• January 18, 2024
• JL Heinze

Una serie de hojas informativas sobre cómo trabajar con los hombres. Entre los temas están: cómo llegar a los hombres, adicción, sobrevivientes transmasculinos, exámenes forenses, hombres recluidos, recursos para hombres y enlaces de referencia rápida para los intercesores. Este recurso es parte del conjunto de publicaciones ¿Cómo trabajar con sobrevivientes masculinos de violencia sexual?.

Supporting Men in Healing from Sexual Violence: Tip Sheets

• January 18, 2024
• NSVRC

A series of tip sheets on working with men. Topics include reaching men, addiction, transmasculine survivors, forensic exams, incarcerated men, resources for men, and quick reference links for advocates. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.

References 

Basile, K. C., Smith, S. G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R. W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 report on sexual violence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf

Chen, J., Khatiwada, S., Chen, M. S., Smith, S. G., Leemis, R. W., Friar, N., Basile, K. C., and Kresnow, M. (2023). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 2016/2017: Report on Victimization by Sexual Identity. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. National Center for Transgender Equality. https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Rosay, A. B. (2016, September). Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men,. NIJ Journal, 277. National Institute of Justice. http://nij.gov/journals/277/Pages/violence-againstamerican-indians-alaska-natives.aspx

Prevention Institute & National Sexual Violence Resource Center. (2021). A Health Equity Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence. https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/2500/health-equity-approach-preventing-sexual-violence

Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., & Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041980

NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

OMH – Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Resource’s and Publications

LGBTQIA+

• LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 
• LGBTQI | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness 
• NAMI LGBTQI Mental Health 
• SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Mental Health Disorders and Treatment

• Behavioral Health Equity | SAMHSA
• Mentalhealth.gov
• Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Treatments 
• NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers 
• NAMI Mental Health Treatments 
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator

Substance Use

• CDC COVID-19 Resource: Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trial Locator
• Search SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
• The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products

Trauma and Violence

• Abuse, trauma, and mental health | Office on Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) Trauma Resource Center Websites
• NIMH » Coping with Traumatic Events (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Publications in English (nih.gov)
• RAINN | The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization 
• Trauma and Violence | SAMHSA
• Violence Related Trauma Resources – HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)

COVID-19

• American Hospital Association (AHA) COVID-19: Stress and Coping Resources 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resource: Coping with Stress
• Communities during COVID-19
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide 
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Supporting Mental Health During COVID-19
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report on Behavioral Health Disparities in Black and Latino

Love is Respect Advocates are available 24/7

We offer confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse in the US. We’re available by text (“LOVEIS” to 22522), call (866.331.9474), or live chat online.

Terms & conditions for text services

Building Connected Communities

Sexual Assualt Awareness Month 2024

Building Connected Communities helps us reduce the likelihood of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment in our communities. Any space where people come together is a community, whether in neighborhoods, workplaces, campuses, organizations, or even online spaces. We are all a part of a community, often many, even when we may feel disconnected or apart from them.

Community is powerful. Community creates a sense of belonging and reminds us of how our beliefs, choices, and actions impact one another. At the center of Building Connected Communities is ensuring our communities are safe, inclusive, and equitable. Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and other forms of oppression contribute to higher rates of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. We must address all abuses of power to prevent sexual violence — in our relationships, communities, and society.

What does it take to Build Connected Communities?

Addressing the social and structural determinants of health, such as education, income, employment, community safety, and social support, is crucial to improving the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play. In a connected community, we can look out for one another and make choices to promote health, safety, and well-being. Building Connected Communities brings us closer to the goal of health equity. Health equity means that everyone, no matter their situation, has a chance to achieve their best possible health, creating a fair and just opportunity for all to reach their highest level of well-being (PI & NSVRC 2021).

We recognize that how we talk about sexual violence significantly impacts survivors, their families, our communities, and society. We also understand that our voices have power and that when one of us does not feel safe or respected we are all affected. As such, we must strive to create strong, connected communities that take care of one another and make decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of others to end sexual violence.

Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.

Forms of sexual violence include:

• Rape or sexual assault
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual abuse
• Unwanted sexual contact/touching
• Sexual exploitation and trafficking,
• Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent,
• Nonconsensual image sharing
• Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent
• Sexual violence represents a range of behaviors

Statistics show:

• Most women and men across all sexual identities who experienced contact sexual violence reported that the person who harmed them was someone they knew (Chen, et al., 2023).
• Over 53% of women and over 29% of men reported experiencing contact sexual violence  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• 1 in 5 male victims reported only male perpetrators, 1 in 2 had only female perpetrators, and about 1 in 6 had both male and female perpetrators  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• 1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
• 32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
• 47% of all transgender people have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives (James et al., 2016).

Awareness and Action during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, learn how to take steps to build connected communities and enhance your knowledge of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. In addition, we invite you to explore how to create safe communities where everyone feels safe and supported. We’re asking you to join us in building connected communities that promote equity and respect, as our connections to one another have an impact more significant than just ourselves.

Together We Can Build Connected Communities

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource gives background and context to help audiences understand how prevention efforts can be expanded to the community level. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

Building Blocks of A Connected Community

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource explores what the building blocks of a connected community are and how these connections protect against the risk of sexual violence. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

#30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge 2024

• March 01, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Join advocates, activists, survivors, and supporters who are getting involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2024 this April on Instagram. Daily prompts encourage creative ways to raise awareness, educate, and connect with others — plus, you have a chance to win prizes every day you participate.

Building Connected Communities Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

We Can End Sexual Violence Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Share Your Voice Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Together We Can Build Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

SAAM 2024 Proclamation

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual assault and educate individuals and communities about how to prevent it. Use this proclamation as a clear declaration to join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence.

¿Cómo apoyar a los hombres en su sanación tras incidentes de violencia sexual?: hojas informativas

• January 18, 2024
• JL Heinze

Una serie de hojas informativas sobre cómo trabajar con los hombres. Entre los temas están: cómo llegar a los hombres, adicción, sobrevivientes transmasculinos, exámenes forenses, hombres recluidos, recursos para hombres y enlaces de referencia rápida para los intercesores. Este recurso es parte del conjunto de publicaciones ¿Cómo trabajar con sobrevivientes masculinos de violencia sexual?.

Supporting Men in Healing from Sexual Violence: Tip Sheets

• January 18, 2024
• NSVRC

A series of tip sheets on working with men. Topics include reaching men, addiction, transmasculine survivors, forensic exams, incarcerated men, resources for men, and quick reference links for advocates. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.

References 

Basile, K. C., Smith, S. G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R. W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 report on sexual violence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf

Chen, J., Khatiwada, S., Chen, M. S., Smith, S. G., Leemis, R. W., Friar, N., Basile, K. C., and Kresnow, M. (2023). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 2016/2017: Report on Victimization by Sexual Identity. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. National Center for Transgender Equality. https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Rosay, A. B. (2016, September). Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men,. NIJ Journal, 277. National Institute of Justice. http://nij.gov/journals/277/Pages/violence-againstamerican-indians-alaska-natives.aspx

Prevention Institute & National Sexual Violence Resource Center. (2021). A Health Equity Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence. https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/2500/health-equity-approach-preventing-sexual-violence

Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., & Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041980

NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

OMH – Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Resource’s and Publications

LGBTQIA+

• LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 
• LGBTQI | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness 
• NAMI LGBTQI Mental Health 
• SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Mental Health Disorders and Treatment

• Behavioral Health Equity | SAMHSA
• Mentalhealth.gov
• Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Treatments 
• NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers 
• NAMI Mental Health Treatments 
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator

Substance Use

• CDC COVID-19 Resource: Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trial Locator
• Search SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
• The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products

Trauma and Violence

• Abuse, trauma, and mental health | Office on Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) Trauma Resource Center Websites
• NIMH » Coping with Traumatic Events (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Publications in English (nih.gov)
• RAINN | The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization 
• Trauma and Violence | SAMHSA
• Violence Related Trauma Resources – HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)

COVID-19

• American Hospital Association (AHA) COVID-19: Stress and Coping Resources 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resource: Coping with Stress
• Communities during COVID-19
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide 
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Supporting Mental Health During COVID-19
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report on Behavioral Health Disparities in Black and Latino

Love is Respect Advocates are available 24/7

We offer confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse in the US. We’re available by text (“LOVEIS” to 22522), call (866.331.9474), or live chat online.

Terms & conditions for text services

Building Connected Communities

Sexual Assualt Awareness Month 2024

Building Connected Communities helps us reduce the likelihood of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment in our communities. Any space where people come together is a community, whether in neighborhoods, workplaces, campuses, organizations, or even online spaces. We are all a part of a community, often many, even when we may feel disconnected or apart from them.

Community is powerful. Community creates a sense of belonging and reminds us of how our beliefs, choices, and actions impact one another. At the center of Building Connected Communities is ensuring our communities are safe, inclusive, and equitable. Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and other forms of oppression contribute to higher rates of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. We must address all abuses of power to prevent sexual violence — in our relationships, communities, and society.

What does it take to Build Connected Communities?

Addressing the social and structural determinants of health, such as education, income, employment, community safety, and social support, is crucial to improving the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play. In a connected community, we can look out for one another and make choices to promote health, safety, and well-being. Building Connected Communities brings us closer to the goal of health equity. Health equity means that everyone, no matter their situation, has a chance to achieve their best possible health, creating a fair and just opportunity for all to reach their highest level of well-being (PI & NSVRC 2021).

We recognize that how we talk about sexual violence significantly impacts survivors, their families, our communities, and society. We also understand that our voices have power and that when one of us does not feel safe or respected we are all affected. As such, we must strive to create strong, connected communities that take care of one another and make decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of others to end sexual violence.

Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.

Forms of sexual violence include:

• Rape or sexual assault
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual abuse
• Unwanted sexual contact/touching
• Sexual exploitation and trafficking,
• Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent,
• Nonconsensual image sharing
• Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent
• Sexual violence represents a range of behaviors

Statistics show:

• Most women and men across all sexual identities who experienced contact sexual violence reported that the person who harmed them was someone they knew (Chen, et al., 2023).
• Over 53% of women and over 29% of men reported experiencing contact sexual violence  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• 1 in 5 male victims reported only male perpetrators, 1 in 2 had only female perpetrators, and about 1 in 6 had both male and female perpetrators  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• 1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
• 32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
• 47% of all transgender people have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives (James et al., 2016).

Awareness and Action during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, learn how to take steps to build connected communities and enhance your knowledge of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. In addition, we invite you to explore how to create safe communities where everyone feels safe and supported. We’re asking you to join us in building connected communities that promote equity and respect, as our connections to one another have an impact more significant than just ourselves.

Together We Can Build Connected Communities

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource gives background and context to help audiences understand how prevention efforts can be expanded to the community level. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

Building Blocks of A Connected Community

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource explores what the building blocks of a connected community are and how these connections protect against the risk of sexual violence. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

#30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge 2024

• March 01, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Join advocates, activists, survivors, and supporters who are getting involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2024 this April on Instagram. Daily prompts encourage creative ways to raise awareness, educate, and connect with others — plus, you have a chance to win prizes every day you participate.

Building Connected Communities Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

We Can End Sexual Violence Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Share Your Voice Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Together We Can Build Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

SAAM 2024 Proclamation

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual assault and educate individuals and communities about how to prevent it. Use this proclamation as a clear declaration to join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence.

¿Cómo apoyar a los hombres en su sanación tras incidentes de violencia sexual?: hojas informativas

• January 18, 2024
• JL Heinze

Una serie de hojas informativas sobre cómo trabajar con los hombres. Entre los temas están: cómo llegar a los hombres, adicción, sobrevivientes transmasculinos, exámenes forenses, hombres recluidos, recursos para hombres y enlaces de referencia rápida para los intercesores. Este recurso es parte del conjunto de publicaciones ¿Cómo trabajar con sobrevivientes masculinos de violencia sexual?.

Supporting Men in Healing from Sexual Violence: Tip Sheets

• January 18, 2024
• NSVRC

A series of tip sheets on working with men. Topics include reaching men, addiction, transmasculine survivors, forensic exams, incarcerated men, resources for men, and quick reference links for advocates. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.

References 

Basile, K. C., Smith, S. G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R. W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 report on sexual violence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf

Chen, J., Khatiwada, S., Chen, M. S., Smith, S. G., Leemis, R. W., Friar, N., Basile, K. C., and Kresnow, M. (2023). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 2016/2017: Report on Victimization by Sexual Identity. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. National Center for Transgender Equality. https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Rosay, A. B. (2016, September). Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men,. NIJ Journal, 277. National Institute of Justice. http://nij.gov/journals/277/Pages/violence-againstamerican-indians-alaska-natives.aspx

Prevention Institute & National Sexual Violence Resource Center. (2021). A Health Equity Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence. https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/2500/health-equity-approach-preventing-sexual-violence

Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., & Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041980

NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

OMH – Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Resource’s and Publications

LGBTQIA+

• LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 
• LGBTQI | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness 
• NAMI LGBTQI Mental Health 
• SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Mental Health Disorders and Treatment

• Behavioral Health Equity | SAMHSA
• Mentalhealth.gov
• Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Treatments 
• NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers 
• NAMI Mental Health Treatments 
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator

Substance Use

• CDC COVID-19 Resource: Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trial Locator
• Search SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
• The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products

Trauma and Violence

• Abuse, trauma, and mental health | Office on Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) Trauma Resource Center Websites
• NIMH » Coping with Traumatic Events (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Publications in English (nih.gov)
• RAINN | The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization 
• Trauma and Violence | SAMHSA
• Violence Related Trauma Resources – HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)

COVID-19

• American Hospital Association (AHA) COVID-19: Stress and Coping Resources 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resource: Coping with Stress
• Communities during COVID-19
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide 
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Supporting Mental Health During COVID-19
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report on Behavioral Health Disparities in Black and Latino

Love is Respect Advocates are available 24/7

We offer confidential support for teens, young adults, and their loved ones seeking help, resources, or information related to healthy relationships and dating abuse in the US. We’re available by text (“LOVEIS” to 22522), call (866.331.9474), or live chat online.

Terms & conditions for text services

Building Connected Communities

Sexual Assualt Awareness Month 2024

Building Connected Communities helps us reduce the likelihood of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment in our communities. Any space where people come together is a community, whether in neighborhoods, workplaces, campuses, organizations, or even online spaces. We are all a part of a community, often many, even when we may feel disconnected or apart from them.

Community is powerful. Community creates a sense of belonging and reminds us of how our beliefs, choices, and actions impact one another. At the center of Building Connected Communities is ensuring our communities are safe, inclusive, and equitable. Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and other forms of oppression contribute to higher rates of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. We must address all abuses of power to prevent sexual violence — in our relationships, communities, and society.

What does it take to Build Connected Communities?

Addressing the social and structural determinants of health, such as education, income, employment, community safety, and social support, is crucial to improving the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play. In a connected community, we can look out for one another and make choices to promote health, safety, and well-being. Building Connected Communities brings us closer to the goal of health equity. Health equity means that everyone, no matter their situation, has a chance to achieve their best possible health, creating a fair and just opportunity for all to reach their highest level of well-being (PI & NSVRC 2021).

We recognize that how we talk about sexual violence significantly impacts survivors, their families, our communities, and society. We also understand that our voices have power and that when one of us does not feel safe or respected we are all affected. As such, we must strive to create strong, connected communities that take care of one another and make decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of others to end sexual violence.

Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.

Forms of sexual violence include:

• Rape or sexual assault
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual abuse
• Unwanted sexual contact/touching
• Sexual exploitation and trafficking,
• Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent,
• Nonconsensual image sharing
• Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent
• Sexual violence represents a range of behaviors

Statistics show:

• Most women and men across all sexual identities who experienced contact sexual violence reported that the person who harmed them was someone they knew (Chen, et al., 2023).
• Over 53% of women and over 29% of men reported experiencing contact sexual violence  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• 1 in 5 male victims reported only male perpetrators, 1 in 2 had only female perpetrators, and about 1 in 6 had both male and female perpetrators  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• 1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
• 32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
• 47% of all transgender people have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives (James et al., 2016).

Awareness and Action during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, learn how to take steps to build connected communities and enhance your knowledge of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. In addition, we invite you to explore how to create safe communities where everyone feels safe and supported. We’re asking you to join us in building connected communities that promote equity and respect, as our connections to one another have an impact more significant than just ourselves.

Together We Can Build Connected Communities

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource gives background and context to help audiences understand how prevention efforts can be expanded to the community level. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

Building Blocks of A Connected Community

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource explores what the building blocks of a connected community are and how these connections protect against the risk of sexual violence. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

#30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge 2024

• March 01, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Join advocates, activists, survivors, and supporters who are getting involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2024 this April on Instagram. Daily prompts encourage creative ways to raise awareness, educate, and connect with others — plus, you have a chance to win prizes every day you participate.

Building Connected Communities Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

We Can End Sexual Violence Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Share Your Voice Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Together We Can Build Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

SAAM 2024 Proclamation

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual assault and educate individuals and communities about how to prevent it. Use this proclamation as a clear declaration to join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence.

¿Cómo apoyar a los hombres en su sanación tras incidentes de violencia sexual?: hojas informativas

• January 18, 2024
• JL Heinze

Una serie de hojas informativas sobre cómo trabajar con los hombres. Entre los temas están: cómo llegar a los hombres, adicción, sobrevivientes transmasculinos, exámenes forenses, hombres recluidos, recursos para hombres y enlaces de referencia rápida para los intercesores. Este recurso es parte del conjunto de publicaciones ¿Cómo trabajar con sobrevivientes masculinos de violencia sexual?.

Supporting Men in Healing from Sexual Violence: Tip Sheets

• January 18, 2024
• NSVRC

A series of tip sheets on working with men. Topics include reaching men, addiction, transmasculine survivors, forensic exams, incarcerated men, resources for men, and quick reference links for advocates. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.

References 

Basile, K. C., Smith, S. G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R. W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 report on sexual violence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf

Chen, J., Khatiwada, S., Chen, M. S., Smith, S. G., Leemis, R. W., Friar, N., Basile, K. C., and Kresnow, M. (2023). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 2016/2017: Report on Victimization by Sexual Identity. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. National Center for Transgender Equality. https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Rosay, A. B. (2016, September). Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men,. NIJ Journal, 277. National Institute of Justice. http://nij.gov/journals/277/Pages/violence-againstamerican-indians-alaska-natives.aspx

Prevention Institute & National Sexual Violence Resource Center. (2021). A Health Equity Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence. https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/2500/health-equity-approach-preventing-sexual-violence

Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., & Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041980

NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

OMH – Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Resource’s and Publications

LGBTQIA+

• LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 
• LGBTQI | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness 
• NAMI LGBTQI Mental Health 
• SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Mental Health Disorders and Treatment

• Behavioral Health Equity | SAMHSA
• Mentalhealth.gov
• Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Treatments 
• NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers 
• NAMI Mental Health Treatments 
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator

Substance Use

• CDC COVID-19 Resource: Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trial Locator
• Search SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
• The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products

Trauma and Violence

• Abuse, trauma, and mental health | Office on Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) Trauma Resource Center Websites
• NIMH » Coping with Traumatic Events (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Publications in English (nih.gov)
• RAINN | The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization 
• Trauma and Violence | SAMHSA
• Violence Related Trauma Resources – HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)

COVID-19

• American Hospital Association (AHA) COVID-19: Stress and Coping Resources 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resource: Coping with Stress
• Communities during COVID-19
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide 
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Supporting Mental Health During COVID-19
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report on Behavioral Health Disparities in Black and Latino

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Building Connected Communities

Sexual Assualt Awareness Month 2024

Building Connected Communities helps us reduce the likelihood of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment in our communities. Any space where people come together is a community, whether in neighborhoods, workplaces, campuses, organizations, or even online spaces. We are all a part of a community, often many, even when we may feel disconnected or apart from them.

Community is powerful. Community creates a sense of belonging and reminds us of how our beliefs, choices, and actions impact one another. At the center of Building Connected Communities is ensuring our communities are safe, inclusive, and equitable. Racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ageism, ableism, and other forms of oppression contribute to higher rates of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse. We must address all abuses of power to prevent sexual violence — in our relationships, communities, and society.

What does it take to Build Connected Communities?

Addressing the social and structural determinants of health, such as education, income, employment, community safety, and social support, is crucial to improving the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play. In a connected community, we can look out for one another and make choices to promote health, safety, and well-being. Building Connected Communities brings us closer to the goal of health equity. Health equity means that everyone, no matter their situation, has a chance to achieve their best possible health, creating a fair and just opportunity for all to reach their highest level of well-being (PI & NSVRC 2021).

We recognize that how we talk about sexual violence significantly impacts survivors, their families, our communities, and society. We also understand that our voices have power and that when one of us does not feel safe or respected we are all affected. As such, we must strive to create strong, connected communities that take care of one another and make decisions to ensure the safety and well-being of others to end sexual violence.

Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.

Forms of sexual violence include:

• Rape or sexual assault
• Sexual harassment
• Sexual abuse
• Unwanted sexual contact/touching
• Sexual exploitation and trafficking,
• Exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent,
• Nonconsensual image sharing
• Words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent
• Sexual violence represents a range of behaviors

Statistics show:

• Most women and men across all sexual identities who experienced contact sexual violence reported that the person who harmed them was someone they knew (Chen, et al., 2023).
• Over 53% of women and over 29% of men reported experiencing contact sexual violence  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• 1 in 5 male victims reported only male perpetrators, 1 in 2 had only female perpetrators, and about 1 in 6 had both male and female perpetrators  (Chen, et al., 2023).
• More than 1 and 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• 1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
• More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
• 32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
• 47% of all transgender people have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives (James et al., 2016).

Awareness and Action during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This April, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, learn how to take steps to build connected communities and enhance your knowledge of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. In addition, we invite you to explore how to create safe communities where everyone feels safe and supported. We’re asking you to join us in building connected communities that promote equity and respect, as our connections to one another have an impact more significant than just ourselves.

Together We Can Build Connected Communities

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource gives background and context to help audiences understand how prevention efforts can be expanded to the community level. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

Building Blocks of A Connected Community

• March 27, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This resource explores what the building blocks of a connected community are and how these connections protect against the risk of sexual violence. Developed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communties campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024, this resource provides examples of what community-level prevention can look like. Community-level prevention means making changes to larger-level factors and conditions to reduce the likelihood that people will perpetrate sexual violence. These broader conditions that can impact an entire community include the physical environment and

#30DaysofSAAM Instagram Challenge 2024

• March 01, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Join advocates, activists, survivors, and supporters who are getting involved in Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM2024 this April on Instagram. Daily prompts encourage creative ways to raise awareness, educate, and connect with others — plus, you have a chance to win prizes every day you participate.

Building Connected Communities Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

We Can End Sexual Violence Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Share Your Voice Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

Together We Can Build Coloring Page

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

This coloring page was designed as a part of NSVRC’s Building Connected Communities campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April 2024. Share how you are coloring to build community for #SAAM.

SAAM 2024 Proclamation

• February 29, 2024
• Laura Palumbo

Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual assault and educate individuals and communities about how to prevent it. Use this proclamation as a clear declaration to join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence.

¿Cómo apoyar a los hombres en su sanación tras incidentes de violencia sexual?: hojas informativas

• January 18, 2024
• JL Heinze

Una serie de hojas informativas sobre cómo trabajar con los hombres. Entre los temas están: cómo llegar a los hombres, adicción, sobrevivientes transmasculinos, exámenes forenses, hombres recluidos, recursos para hombres y enlaces de referencia rápida para los intercesores. Este recurso es parte del conjunto de publicaciones ¿Cómo trabajar con sobrevivientes masculinos de violencia sexual?.

Supporting Men in Healing from Sexual Violence: Tip Sheets

• January 18, 2024
• NSVRC

A series of tip sheets on working with men. Topics include reaching men, addiction, transmasculine survivors, forensic exams, incarcerated men, resources for men, and quick reference links for advocates. This resource is part of Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence.

References 

Basile, K. C., Smith, S. G., Kresnow, M., Khatiwada S., & Leemis, R. W. (2022). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2016/2017 report on sexual violence. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs/nisvsReportonSexualViolence.pdf

Chen, J., Khatiwada, S., Chen, M. S., Smith, S. G., Leemis, R. W., Friar, N., Basile, K. C., and Kresnow, M. (2023). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) 2016/2017: Report on Victimization by Sexual Identity. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. (2016). The report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. National Center for Transgender Equality. https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/usts/USTS-Full-Report-Dec17.pdf

Rosay, A. B. (2016, September). Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men,. NIJ Journal, 277. National Institute of Justice. http://nij.gov/journals/277/Pages/violence-againstamerican-indians-alaska-natives.aspx

Prevention Institute & National Sexual Violence Resource Center. (2021). A Health Equity Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence. https://www.nsvrc.org/resource/2500/health-equity-approach-preventing-sexual-violence

Tomsa, R., Gutu, S., Cojocaru, D., Gutiérrez-Bermejo, B., Flores, N., & Jenaro, C. (2021). Prevalence of sexual abuse in adults with intellectual disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041980

NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

OMH – Office of Minority Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Resource’s and Publications

LGBTQIA+

• LGBTQ+ Communities and Mental Health | Mental Health America (mhanational.org) 
• LGBTQI | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness 
• NAMI LGBTQI Mental Health 
• SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Mental Health Disorders and Treatment

• Behavioral Health Equity | SAMHSA
• Mentalhealth.gov
• Mental Health America (MHA) Mental Health Treatments 
• NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers 
• NAMI Mental Health Treatments 
• SAMHSA Treatment Locator

Substance Use

• CDC COVID-19 Resource: Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trial Locator
• Search SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
• The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue | SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products

Trauma and Violence

• Abuse, trauma, and mental health | Office on Women’s Health (womenshealth.gov)
• Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) 
• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) Trauma Resource Center Websites
• NIMH » Coping with Traumatic Events (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do (nih.gov)
• NIMH » Publications in English (nih.gov)
• RAINN | The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization 
• Trauma and Violence | SAMHSA
• Violence Related Trauma Resources – HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH)

COVID-19

• American Hospital Association (AHA) COVID-19: Stress and Coping Resources 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Resource: Coping with Stress
• Communities during COVID-19
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide 
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Supporting Mental Health During COVID-19
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report on Behavioral Health Disparities in Black and Latino