Public Education / Awareness

Abuse Aware.

The Clothesline Project – is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. They then hang the shirt on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women, Brewster, MA.

Denim Day – every year since 1999 Peace Over Violence has organized Denim Day in LA & USA. It is a rape prevention education campaign, where we ask community members, elected officials, businesses and students to make a social statement with their fashion statement and on this day wear jeans as a visible means of protest against misconceptions that surround sexual assault, Los Angeles, CA.

Domestic Violence – Make it Your Business: Recognize • Respond • Refer Public Service Announcements, Spot 1, Spot 2, Spot 3 – a project of the Colorado Bar Association. Copyright © 2002 Project Design Strategy.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Domestic Violence Resource Center, Harrisburg, PA.

End It Now, Office on Violence Against Women of the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

FrameWorks Institute – the mission is to advance the nonprofit sector’s communications capacity by identifying, translating and modeling relevant scholarly research for framing and re-framing the public discourse about social problems. FrameWorks conducts communications research to aid nonprofit organizations in expanding their constituency base, build public will, and further public understanding of specific social issues, Washington, DC.

Have a Heart – February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. To celebrate, Break the Cycle is running the "Have a Heart" Campaign. We're inviting everyone from teens to teachers to elected officials to raise awareness about dating violence and take action against abuse.

National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month - September 2005, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in all its forms is possible, Washington, DC.

National Stalking Awareness Month, National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC.

The Pixel Project – an innovative Web 2.0 effort to turbo-charge global awareness about violence against women while raising US $1 million for the Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) Malaysia and the USA's National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Public Service Announcement (PSA) Partner Kit, Justice Solutions – describes the National Public Awareness and Education Campaign, in particular, its PSA Plan, which provides resources to help victim assistance organizations tailor PSAs to their local television stations. The kit includes a storyboard, video clips of seven PSAs, and a 20-page guidebook. Together, they make a strong argument for why victim service providers should become PSA Partners and give detailed information on how to do so.  View the PSAs.

The Red Flag Campaign, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance – public awareness campaign to address dating violence and promote the prevention of dating violence on college campuses, Charlottesville, Richmond and Toano, VA.

Saving Promise Campaign – a national grassroots movement to finally put Domestic Violence Awareness on the map by making it a national priority, changing public perception and heightening awareness. How? Through the following strategic initiatives: public education, cause marketing and branding and cultivating national alliances and support, Washington, DC.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Resource Center on Sexual Violence, Enola, PA.

Silent Witness: The People of Kaiser Permanente Tell Their Stories of Domestic Violence – includes stories from the People of Kaiser Permanente, using their own words.

Silent Witness National Initiative – promoting peace, healing and responsibility in adult relationships in order to eliminate domestic murders in the United States by the year 2010, Minneapolis, MN.

Teen Dating Violence Prevention Project – a collaborative national effort to raise public awareness, increase critical services and support efforts to build healthy relationships and prevent dating abuse, Washington, DC.

Week Without Violence – in 1995 the YWCA USA began Week Without Violence to shine a beacon on the need to end the massive assault on women. Today the annual commemoration has become a global campaign involving women, men and children in hundreds of communities in the United States and in countries around the world. Through the website, comprehensive resources are now available to millions of people to help them eradicate violence from their homes, schools, workplaces and communities, Washington, DC.

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