Awareness and Outreach
Sexual Assault Awareness Month:
Creating Safer Online Spaces
April 2022
We believe everyone in our community should know their options and rights after a sexual assault, including online sexual abuse and harassment.
We believe survivors of every gender should have access to ACT’s free, safe and confidential services.
We believe local partners who promote awareness can help create a violence-free community, especially online and in our digital spaces.
Every year, survivors, advocates, family and friends, and local organizations come together to recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM is an opportunity to support local survivors, ensure everyone in our community knows where to get help after a sexual assault, and work together to change harmful norms and prevent abuse in Southwest Florida.
This year’s theme is Creating Safer Online Spaces. We hope to teach and inspire everyone to practice behaviors that promote safety, respect, inclusion, and accountability in online communities. ACT invites you to use your personal power to call out injustice, intervene when you notice behavior or content that causes harm, and promote safety and services for survivors of online sexual assault.
Follow ACT on Facebook, wear teal to bring awareness, attend a workshop, participate in community events, organize a donation drive, use our social media toolkit to be a SAAM Spokesperson, or volunteer! Check out our April Calendar for all SAAM events and Ways to Get Involved flyer below.
Contact Madison Kilgore, Community Education Coordinator, at Mkilgore@actabuse.com or (239) 939-2553 to learn more. If you would like to make a financial gift to support survivors of sexual assault, donate here.
Abuse Counseling and Treatment (ACT) is the leading provider of crisis counseling, medical care, and forensic exams (“rape kit” evidence collection) for adult sexual assault survivors of every gender in Lee, Hendry and Glades counties. All services are FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, and OPTIONAL, with or without law enforcement involvement.
· 24/7 Helpline (239) 939-3112
· 24/7 Sexual Assault Services Center
· Counseling and Therapy
· Support for Secondary Victims
· Community Education/Professional Training
If you or someone you love has been sexually assaulted, call ACT’s 24-hour Helpline. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, a live person will be there to answer any questions you have and help you get the services you need.
ACT 24/7 Helpline: 239-939-3112
Florida Sexual Assault Helpline (toll-free): 888-956-7273
This site is owned and maintained by Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc., a non-profit agency funded in part by United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades Counties, Lee County, Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, City of Cape Coral, Office of the Attorney General, The Bobby Nichols - Fiddlesticks Charity Foundation, fundraising and donations from the community.
