This year's theme from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence's Domestic Violence Awareness Project allows us to explore what it means to be in partnership with survivors toward safety, support, and solidarity. It is both a love letter and a call to action for those committed to advocating for survivors’ needs and rights.
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Survivors deserve safety | Sobrevivientes merecen seguridad
When we advocate for survivors’ safety, we must consider all that safety encompasses: physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial. Survivors have a right to live in homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, and institutions that are free of violence.
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Survivors deserve support | Sobrevivientes merecen apoyo
Living through and healing from trauma can be a lifelong journey. And new threats to their safety can resurface trauma reactions in profound ways. Survivors are deserving of support and care at all stages of their lives as they navigate both these echoes and emerging new threats.
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Survivors deserve solidarity | Sobrevivientes merecen solidaridad
Nobody should have to stand alone in the face of hardship. Community connectedness is critical to effective advocacy. We must continue to show up for survivors, no matter what.
How will you show up for survivors? What will your love letter say?
Join CDVSA and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence in standing #WithSurvivors for #DVAM2025 and beyond:
#With Survivors Campaign (Throughout October)
NRCDV offers new shareable imagery that conveys our commitment to safety, support, and solidarity with survivors across backgrounds and experiences, rooted in love. Resources include social cards, downloadable coloring pages, and rally signs for adaptation and use in local communities.
Domestic Violence 101: Back to Basics Webinar (10/1)
To kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2025, NRCDV is offering an introductory webinar describing the dynamics and common tactics that characterize domestic violence. The presenter will provide an overview of its root causes, as well as the scope and impact on individuals and society. Drawing connections to the theme for DVAM 2025, With Survivors, Always, this session will help new advocates, allied professionals, students, and the general public achieve a basic understanding of this complex issue and how they can be part of the solution.
#CallforUnity on the National Day of Unity (10/6)
On the annual National Day of Unity, observed on the first Monday of October, NRCDV will host a virtual Call for Unity around the theme for DVAM 2025, With Survivors, Always. The Call for Unity is an intentional pause and moment of recognition and togetherness for advocates and survivors across the country. This year’s #CallforUnity invites us to recognize and honor organizations that embody what it means to be #WithSurvivors. Join the call by tagging organizations, both inside and outside the movement, that show up for survivors.
