Raise awareness on sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Educate yourself on the issues and share with others. Start a discussion with friends and family.
Join a speaker's bureau (i.e. at your local sexual assault crisis center) so that you have an opportunity to speak out and make your voice heard. You may have the opportunity to reach businesses, schools, universities and religious groups.
Reach out to members of your community who may work with survivors yet receive little or no training (law enforcement, emergency workers and members of the judicial system).
Create
Write your story and share it (online communities for survivors, magazines, newspapers).
Write letters to newspapers, magazines, local news stations addressing the misrepresentation of sexual assault in the media and how it shapes society's understanding of the scope and nature of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.
Start a letter writing campaign to legislators and policymakers providing a personal and political perspective on sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.
Begin your own discussion or support group
Donate
Donate your time and energy to local / national organizations by volunteering at a victim assistance organization or crisis center. Take part in an event being held such as a Take Back the Night during April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).
Donate your money no matter how much. Funding is needed to keep programs running and ever penny counts.
