Join us for 2025 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)!
We created this toolkit to support Ohio’s local rape crisis programs in their efforts to engage their communities, raise public awareness, and advocate for survivors throughout the month of April and beyond. Our goal is to make it easier for you to share impactful messages, connect with media outlets, and reach more people who may need your services — all while tailoring the content to reflect your organization’s unique voice and mission.
This toolkit is designed to be flexible — whether you’re planning a press event, running a social media campaign, or hosting community workshops, you can adapt these resources to suit your needs.
What’s Inside:
- 🤝 Community Partnerships Guide — Tips and strategies for building collaborations that enhance survivor support and community empowerment.
- 📊 Ohio-Specific Data & Talking Points — Key statistics and messaging to strengthen your outreach and advocacy.
- 📅 Social Media Content Calendar — A month full of post ideas and templates to keep your community engaged online. Access the calendar and templates here.
- 🎨 Customizable Canva Templates — Add your logo, brand colors, and personalized messaging to ready-made designs.
- 📰 SAAM Press Release Template — A customizable template to announce your SAAM efforts and connect with the media. Download the Word doc version here.
- 🎥 Guide to Reels & Video Content — A resource focusing on best practices for Reels and other online videos and maximizing reach and impact.
- ⚡ 20 Calls to Action — A list of phrases you can use in your online posts and emails to encourage conversation with your audiences.
Our 2025 SAAM Theme: Voices of Change
Early 2025, we launched our Voices of Change campaign — a yearlong initiative to uplift survivors, strengthen collaboration, and drive meaningful action. Voices of Change is not just a theme or colorful logo; it’s a rallying cry to come together, empower one another, and actively support survivors of sexual violence. This theme emphasizes the strength and unity found in collaboration and collective action. It calls on us to speak up and take actionable steps in our communities to create safer, more supportive spaces for survivors and to end sexual violence at its roots.
At its heart, “Voices of Change” centers the needs and stories of survivors and the people who work on the front lines, recognizing that their voices hold the wisdom and guidance necessary for meaningful change.
We hope this toolkit empowers you to amplify the Voices of Change in your community. Thank you for your dedication to this work — we are honored to stand with you in the fight to end sexual violence.
Let’s make this April impactful, united, and bold.