2022 SAAM: Stand in Your Power

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Did you know? April is both National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Last April, we highlighted the importance of digital safety during our SAAM outreach campaign. This year’s theme, STAND IN YOUR POWER, honors the 42 million survivors of child sexual abuse living in the U.S. today, as well as the allies and advocates who have joined in the fight for hope, healing, and prevention.

Standing in your power may mean different things to different people… finding the courage to disclose abuse | teaching personal safety to children | finding the strength to ask for help, even during the darkest of times | believing a friend | standing up for affirmative consent | counseling survivors | healing from victim to survivor, and thriver | using your voice to create change.

Standing in your power may mean something different to each of us, but the message remains the same; we are strong, our voices matter, and together, we stand in power! Join us in this movement today!

Become Part of Our PSA!
Use your voice and inspire others by recording a short video claiming your power as a thriving survivor, advocate, or ally! Record yourself saying one of the POWERFUL phrases below – then, just click this link to upload it to LK: https://laurenskids.org/psa-submission/.
  • “I STAND IN MY POWER”
  • “MY TRUTH HAS POWER”
  • “I AM A THRIVING SURVIVOR”
  • “I AM A SILENCE BREAKER”
  • “I SHINE LIGHT IN DARK PLACES”
  • “WE STAND IN POWER – TOGETHER”
  • “I SPEAK UP FOR SURVIVORS”
  • “I PROTECT CHILDREN”
  • “I AM NOT AFRAID”
  • “MY ADVOCACY HAS POWER”
  • “I HAVE THE POWER TO HEAL”
  • “I HAVE THE POWER TO THRIVE”
  • “MY VOICE HAS POWER”
WALK IN YOUR POWER: 42 MILES FOR THE 42 MILLION
Not only are we STANDING IN POWER in the month of April, we’re WALKING IN POWER, too! In honor of the 42 million survivors of child sexual abuse living in the U.S. today, join us for the second annual Lauren’s Kids “42 Miles for the 42 Million” virtual race! Sign up here: www.laurenskidswalk.org.
Weekly Themes
STANDING IN YOUR POWER means something different to everyone. Each week, Lauren’s Kids will explore a new way that survivors, advocates, and allies provide strength for individual and community change in the fight against sexual violence. We can’t thank you enough for spreading our excitement far and wide, and we can’t wait to kick off April with you by our side!