“Building Connected Communities” is the 2024 theme for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April. The focus this year is addressing social and structural factors that are essential to improving the way people live, learn, work, and play.

As technology has evolved to become part of our everyday lives, our awareness of how it can be used to bully, threaten, and abuse has grown. Just over the past few decades, terms such as “sextortion,” “revenge porn,” and “doxxing” have entered the public vocabulary. Learn about the red flags of cyberbullying and online sex abuse here.