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January 2026 marks the twenty-second annual National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM) and the third annual Stalking Awareness Day of Action (January 18th)! Both are calls to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking.

Help make this year the loudest one yet by using the ideas below to KNOW IT, NAME IT, AND STOP IT. Not sure where to begin? Watch our webinar recording on Planning for a Successful NSAM, and check out our Daily Social Media Posts, Activity Guide, To Do List, and Pledge to get started!
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learn

Learn more about the prevalent, dangerous, and frequently misunderstood crime of stalking:

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Attend upcoming webinars

Watch recorded webinars

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Explore guides, checklists, and more tools for professionals working with stalking victims

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Read fact sheets about stalking

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Find your jurisdiction’s stalking statute

Request a 2026 training

teach

Teach your agency, partner organizations, and/or community about stalking:

Personalize a press release or letter to the editor about NSAM

Lead a workshop on stalking using our curriculum

Plan a public awareness campaign

2024 NSAM Day of Action Letter to the Editor, Press Release

Promote the Day of Action in a newsletter or press release

Educate your campus on stalking

Conduct a workshop or lead a discussion about how stalking is portrayed in the media

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Offer brochures about stalking in your office

Integrate stalking into existing education programs

share

Share information about stalking and NSAM:

Share daily social media posts for #NSAM2026

Share daily social media posts during January

Images and logos for NSAM 2026

Display NSAM images on your website and social media pages, in your email signature, and as a virtual background in meetings

January 18 Day of Action for Stalking Awareness

Participate in the January 18 Day of Action

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Include a message about NSAM in your newsletter

Share stalking awareness posters

Order and display posters to raise awareness

View and share short videos about stalking

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Ask your community to proclaim January as Stalking Awareness Month

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View and share infographics, fact sheets, a template documentation log, and more

Plan creative activities throughout the month

reflect

Reflect on your response to stalking:

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Honor champions and changemakers in your community with a certificate of appreciation

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Sign our NSAM Commitment Pledge

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Make an NSAM To Do List and check items off as you complete them

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Listen to our Spotify playlist and reflect on how society portrays stalking

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Complete our agency checklist for victim service organizations

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Complete our campus response checklist for campus professionals

Law enforcement agency checklist

Complete our law enforcement agency checklist

Share your promising approaches to addressing stalking with us