Spread the word about National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM) by including stalking information in your January newsletter! Sample language below.
General
January is National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM)! Though millions of men and women are stalked every year in the United States, the crime of stalking is often misunderstood, minimized and/or ignored.
Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear. Many stalking victims experience being followed, approached and/or threatened – including through technology. Stalking is a terrifying and psychologically harmful crime in its own right as well as a predictor of potentially lethal violence: 1 in 5 stalkers use weapons to threaten or harm victims, and stalking increased the risk of intimate partner homicide by three times.
We all have a role to play in identifying stalking and supporting victims and survivors. Learn more at www.stalkingawareness.org!
For Campuses
January is National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM)! Of the millions of men and women stalked every year in the United States, over half report being stalked before the age of 25 – and young people ages 18-24 experience the highest rates of stalking among adults. Stalking is one of the Clery Act crimes that colleges and universities are charged with addressing, yet this crime is often misunderstood, minimized and/or ignored.
Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear. Many stalking victims experience being followed, approached and/or threatened – including through technology. Stalking is a terrifying and psychologically harmful crime in its own right as well as a predictor of serious violence: stalking increases the risk of intimate partner homicide by three times.
We all have a role to play in identifying stalking and supporting victims and survivors. Learn more at www.stalkingawareness.org about stalking and how you can help stop it!
For Criminal Justice and/or Law Enforcement
January is National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM)! Stalking is prevalent, dangerous and constitutes a crime in all 50 states, the U.S. Territories, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, and in the military justice system. Stalking can be difficult to investigate, charge, and prosecute in a system designed to respond to singular incidents rather than the series of acts that constitute stalking.
Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear. Many stalking victims experience being followed, approached and/or threatened – including through technology. Stalking is a terrifying and psychologically harmful crime in its own right as well as a predictor of potentially lethal violence: 1 in 5 stalkers use weapons to threaten or harm victims, and stalking increases the risk of intimate partner homicide by three times.
Find tools to respond to stalking at www.stalkingawareness.org.
For Sexual Assault Organizations
January is National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM)!
Stalking often predicts and/or co-occurs with sexual violence. Nearly 1 in 3 women who were stalked by an intimate partner were also sexually assaulted by that partner. Many stalking survivors experience additional sexual co-victimizations, including sexual threats and nonconsensual distribution of intimate images.
Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear. Though millions of men and women are stalked every year in the United States – with a frequent co-occurrence of sexual violence — the crime of stalking is often misunderstood, minimized and/or ignored.
We all have a role to play in identifying stalking and supporting victims and survivors. Learn more at www.stalkingawareness.org!
For Domestic Violence Organizations
January is National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM)! Stalking is a prevalent crime that often co-occurs with — and increases the risks of — domestic and dating violence. Over half of stalkers are (current or former) intimate partners.
Stalking is a terrifying and psychologically harmful crime in its own right as well as a predictor of lethality. On average, intimate partner stalkers are the most threatening and dangerous type of stalker, and stalking increases the risk of intimate partner homicide by three times.
Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear. Many abusers stalk their partners both during the relationship and after the relationship has ended as an extension of coercive control.
Though millions of men and women are stalked every year in the United States – with a frequent co-occurrence of domestic violence — the crime of stalking is often misunderstood, minimized and/or ignored.
We all have a role to play in identifying stalking and supporting victims and survivors. Learn more at www.stalkingawareness.org about stalking and how you can help stop it!
For Youth-serving Organizations
January is National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM)! Of the millions of men and women stalked every year in the United States, over half report being stalked before the age of 25. Over 15% report it first happened before the age of 18. Despite the reality that young people experience stalking, this crime is often misunderstood, minimized and/or ignored.
Stalking is a pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that causes fear. Many stalking victims experience being followed, approached and/or threatened – including through technology. Stalking is a terrifying and psychologically harmful crime in its own right as well as a predictor of potentially lethal violence: 1 in 5 stalkers use weapons to threaten or harm victims, and stalking increases the risk of intimate partner homicide by three times.
We all have a role to play in identifying stalking and supporting victims and survivors. Learn more at www.stalkingawareness.org about stalking and how you can help stop it!
This project was supported by Grant No. 2017-TA-AX-K074 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.