April 2024 is the 23rd anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time to raise awareness about sexual violence prevention.
There’s been a long movement to end sexual violence, abuse and harassment, notably by those who have championed racial justice and gender equity throughout U.S. history and the recent past.
In 2001, the first Sexual Assault Awareness Week was observed and eventually grew into what is now Sexual Assault Awareness Month or SAAM. Since then, its cultural impact has touched the lives of adult and child survivors and highlighted the importance of addressing sexual assault and intimate partner violence in our workplaces, campuses, institutions and communities.
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