Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:56:24 -0400

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and a time to focus on a crime that happens almost every two minutes in the United States (that means an average of 207,754 victims a year according to the U.S. Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey).

The goal of SAAM at UMBC is to raise the campus community’s awareness about sexual violence and to educate students, faculty, staff, and our communities on how to prevent interpersonal violence. University Health Services and the Women's Center have put together a calendar of events for the month intended to raise awareness and educate our UMBC community. Please refer to the attached flyer for event details and save the date!

For more information, you can contact the Women's Center at 410.455.2714 or womens.center@umbc.edu. Also follow UHS and the Women's Center on Facebook and Twitter for daily updates and news regarding SAAM! Be sure to check in on the month's hastag on Twitter: #UMBCaware for all Sexual Assault Awareness Month events and #UMBCtbtn for the Take Back the Night event on April 30th!

Follow the Women's Center!
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Womens-Center-at-UMBC/105058342906316
Twitter: @womencenterumbc

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umbcuhs
Twitter: @UMBCuhs