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January is National Stalking Awareness Month

Here are some important resources you can use to learn more
January 04, 2022

Of the millions of men and women stalked every year in the United States, over half report being stalked before the age of 25. Young people ages 18-24 experience the highest rates of stalking among adults.

What is stalking?

“Stalking is a pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, contact, or any other course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear,” according to the Department of Justice. Similar to crimes of sexual violence, stalking is about power and control.

Stalking behavior can take many forms including:

  • Making threats against someone, or that person's family or friends
  • Non-consensual communication, such as repeated phone calls, emails, text messages, and unwanted gifts
  • Repeated physical or visual closeness, like waiting for an someone to arrive at certain locations, following someone, or watching someone from a distance
  • Any other behavior used to contact, harass, track, or threaten someone

If you believe you have been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence and/or stalking, contact ҹӰԺ Security to file a report. If you have an emergency situation, call ҹӰԺ Security's emergency line at 505-224-3001 or 911 from a ҹӰԺ phone. For non-emergencies, call ҹӰԺ Security at 505-224-3002. You should follow-up with a call to theTitle IX Coordinator (Students contact the Dean of Students at 505-224-4342 and Employees contact the Executive Director of HR at 505-224-4704) to schedule an appointment.

Here are some valuable resources that can help those in need and help bring more awareness for all.