Stalking is serious and can happen to anyone. 🔍 This month, learn how to support survivors and recognize warning signs. Visit Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center for resources: www.stalkingawareness.org/stalking-awareness-month... #KnowItNameItStopIt #NSAM2025
Graphic with a dark blue background and lime green border. Words such as “Cute,” “Romantic,” “Flattering,” “Funny,” “Chivalrous,” “Sweet,” “No Big Deal,” and “Harmless” appear crossed out. Below them, large bold text reads “STALKING.” Underneath: “Know it. Name it. Stop it.” At the bottom is the National Stalking Awareness Month logo with the year 2026.
Stalking isn’t just “creepy,” it’s a serious public health and safety issue that affects millions and can lead to trauma, fear, and long-term harm. January is National Stalking Awareness Month.
#SLCo #PublicHealth #StalkingAwarenessMonth #KnowItNameItStopIt
#DYK that young adults ages 18-24 face the highest rates of stalking victimization among adults? Learn more at tinyurl.com/5bw873hw #KnowItNameItStopIt
On a green background, images of a smiling transfeminine person with long brown hair, sitting at a desk, and a photo of a transmasculine person with split red and brown hair smoking a cigarette. Text: "How can servive providers support trans and nonbinary stalking victims? 1. Believe your clients. 2. Listen to previous experiences of harm. forge.tips/stalking-guide." FORGE logo.
Photos of two nonbinary people facing one another and looking into each others' eyes, and a young transmasculine person wearing a gray t-shirt, looking at their phone. Text: "3. Reflect their language. 4. Support autonomy. forge.tips/stalking-guide." FORGE logo.
A photo of a transfeminine person riding a bike in a city. Text: "5. Be aware of your bias. Learn more: FORGE.TIPS/STALKING-GUIDE." FORGE logo.
How can you support LGBTQ+ stalking victims? This 36-page publication from FORGE and SPARC (@followuslegally.bsky.social) covers systemic issues impacting LGBTQ+ stalking victims, stalking behaviors targeting LGBTQ+ people, and more. http://forge.tips/stalking-guide
#NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt
Did you know? Most stalking victims confide in friends or family about their victimization before seeking formal help. A supportive social network can help mitigate the negative effects of stalking. Learn more about how to support a loved one at https://buff.ly/345Kmhb #NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt
Too often, stalking victims are blamed and judged for not living intensely private lives. Nothing victims do – or do not do – causes stalking. Only stalkers cause stalking. #NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt
Con bastante frecuencia, se culpa y se juzga a las víctimas de acecho por compartir mucha información personal. Nada de lo que las víctimas hagan (o dejen de hacer) provoca el acecho. Sólo las personas que acechan provocan el acecho. #NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt
Text on a pink background, below a small video icon. Text: "Understanding Stalking Dynamics and Implications for Transgender Individuals and Communities. http://forge.tips/stalking-dynamics." FORGE logo.
Stalking in trans communities is often misunderstood or missed entirely. From deep in the archives, this webinar recording provides foundational information on common stalking dynamics, impacts on victims, and solutions. http://forge.tips/stalking-dynamics
#NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt #Stalking
Stalking is criminal, traumatic, dangerous, and – all too often – even deadly. Stalking victims need us to respond with urgency NOW. Don’t wait! #NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt
El acecho es un delito, traumatizante, peligroso y, con bastante frecuencia, incluso mortal. Las víctimas de acecho necesitan que respondamos con urgencia AHORA. ¡No espere! #NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt
Text on a dark background, next to a graphic of a person's hand holding a cell phone. Text: "National Stalking Awareness Month 2025. 9 in 10 trans/nonbinary people have experienced technology-facilitated abuse. http://forge.tips/cyber-abuse." FORGE logo.
Did you know that 9 out of 10 trans/nonbinary people have experienced technology-facilitated abuse? Often, technology-facilitated abuse is a part of stalking victimization. Learn more at http://buff.ly/4gGvLJN
#NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt #StalkingAwareness #CyberAbuse
Pop culture often portrays stalking behaviors as romantic, heroic, funny, or edgy. While the media doesn’t cause stalking, the consistent misrepresentation of this dangerous crime can make it harder for victims and survivors to receive the support they need & deserve. #NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt
On a blue background, two speech bubbles with text surrounded by blue bubbles. Text: "Creating your Bubble for Trans Survivors. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, communities developed strategies to take care of each other. These same strategies can also be useful for trans survivors building supportive networks and communities. http://forge.tips/creating-your-bubble." FORGE logo.
When we create strategies for caring for our communities, those strategies can apply to all kinds of crisis - from the COVID-19 pandemic to stalking victimization. Read more: http://forge.tips/creating-your-bubble
#NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt #StalkingAwareness #CovidCautious #MutualAid
January is Stalking Awareness Month. We join the call to KNOW IT, NAME IT, and STOP IT. Check out StalkingAwareness.org to learn more about the impact stalking has in our communities and make sure to tag @followuslegally.bsky.social!
#NSAM2025 #KnowItNameItStopIt #SparkleAgainstStalking
