Stalking Awareness Month
Join The Center for Health and Well-being and the Violence Prevention Taskforce on Jan 14th as we kick off Stalking Awareness Month in the Kirkhof Lobby from 11am-1pm
January
January 2026 marks the twenty-second annual National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), a call to action to better recognize and respond to this criminal, traumatic, and dangerous victimization. This month — and all year long — we ask for your help in amplifying the call to “KNOW IT, NAME IT, STOP IT.”
Jan 14th - What is Stalking?
KC Lobby 11-1pm
"Define It" Puzzle Activity matching behaviors to stalking definitions
Jan 21st
KC Lobby 11-1pm
Stalking and Digital Boundaries & Online Safety
Student will check one privacy setting on their phones or social media
Jan 28th
KC Lobby 11-1pm
Recognize & Respond: Be An Active Bystander
"What Would You Do?
Stalking is its own crime with its own risks, safety planning needs, and legal responses.
Research and practice show that victims are unlikely to use the words ‘stalking’ or ‘harassment’ when talking about their situation and may not know their experiences amount to stalking victimization; instead of asking victims if they are being stalked, it is best to ask victims specific questions about stalking behaviors.
In addition, stalking behaviors are varied and may change over time, and most stalkers engage in multiple tactics to scare their victims. Victims respond to trauma differently, and may present as annoyed, frustrated, angry, or show no emotion at all rather than appearing scared.
