Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) is a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence. Every October, organizations and individuals unite across the country for a national effort to uplift the needs, voices, and experiences of survivors. Congress declared the month of October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 1989. 

For DVAM 2025, the Domestic Violence Awareness Project is proud to introduce the theme With Survivors, Always. This theme 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.

Survivors deserve safety. Survivors deserve support. Survivors deserve solidarity. For DVAM 2025 and beyond, we commit to showing up for survivors, always.

Check out our With Survivors, Always pop-up shop to order your #WithSurvivors merch today!

Sample Social Media Content

Be sure to follow the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (@nrcdv) on social media and tag us in your posts!

DVAM 2025 Hashtags:

• #WithSurvivors
• #DVHousing
• #DVAM2025
• #CallforUnity

Sample posts (leading up to October)

• #DVAM2025 is right around the corner! This year, we’re proud to introduce the theme With Survivors, Always. This DVAM and beyond, we must work together for safety, support, and solidarity with survivors. #WithSurvivors
• Our #WithSurvivors campaign for #DVAM2025 is both a love letter and a call to action for those committed to advocating for survivors’ needs and rights. How will you stand #WithSurvivors?
• Looking for ways to incorporate the #WithSurvivors message into your #DVAM2025 efforts this October? Access campaign imagery, sample social media posts, and more on the DVAP website: dvawareness.org/WithSurvivors

Sample posts (throughout October)

• This year’s theme for #DVAM is #WithSurvivors. Learn more at dvawareness.org/WithSurvivors
• Survivors deserve safety. Survivors deserve support. Survivors deserve solidarity. For #DVAM2025 and beyond, we commit to showing up for survivors, always. #WithSurvivors

Campaign Imagery

Sample social media imagery, printables, and more are available for download. Feel free to get creative and add the #WithSurvivors logo to your own social media posts, t-shirts, and other awareness materials for DVAM. Be sure to tag us (@nrcdv) and share how you're standing #WithSurvivors for DVAM and beyond! 

Campaign Logos

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Call for Unity

Every year, the National Day of Unity is observed on the first Monday in October. Join us on Monday, 10/6 for our virtual Call for Unity on social media - 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 and individuals that show up for survivors. Be sure to include #CallforUnity and #WithSurvivors!