About SVAM 2026
In Queensland, Sexual Violence Awareness Month is held in October.
This month-long campaign raises awareness about the prevalence and impacts of sexual violence and highlights the importance of supporting victim-survivors. SVAM provides an opportunity for communities, organisations, and government to stand together to amplify the voices of survivors to prevent sexual violence in Queensland.
This Year’s Campaign: No More Silence, Prevent Sexual Violence
This year, the theme for QSAN’s Sexual Violence Awareness Month campaign is No More Silence - Prevent Sexual Violence. This theme is a call to action for all Queenslanders. Ending sexual violence is not only about encouraging victim-survivors to speak up about their experiences; it is also about ensuring that when they do, they are heard, believed, and supported.
No More Silence challenges the attitudes, stigma and barriers that allow sexual violence to remain hidden. It calls on individuals, communities, organisations and systems to listen, respond, and take meaningful action to prevent sexual violence before it occurs.
This campaign would not be possible without the support of the Queensland Government, and we extend our sincere thanks to them and the Honourable Amanda Camm MP, Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence for their commitment to ending sexual violence in Queensland.
We also extend our gratitude to all QSAN services throughout Queensland for their contributions to this project.
In particular, QSAN would like to acknowledge the many victim-survivors of sexual violence who participated in SVAM workshops across the state: thank you for your strength and positivity in participating in these workshops and sharing your amazing art.
Resources
To help show your support during Sexual Violence Awareness Month, we encourage you to do any of the following:
- Spread the word through your networks
- Access and share the directory of QSAN services
- Share the QSAN SVAM campaign where appropriate
- Participate in events and initiatives that promote awareness and prevention
You are welcome to use these images with the accompanying text and links back to the QSAN website.
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Accompanying text:
This artwork was created by a victim-survivor as part of a Sexual Violence Awareness Month (SVAM) art workshop.
This year, over 79 victim-survivors participated in 10 workshops across Queensland, from Logan to Cherbourg to the Tablelands, producing art reflecting the Sexual Violence Awareness Month theme: No More Silence, Prevent Sexual Violence.
The workshops were held from Logan to Redlands, from Brisbane to the Whitsundays.
The theme reminds us that preventing sexual violence is everyone’s responsibility. Our 21-specialist frontline counselling services work with victim-survivors every day who have been silenced by their abuser, their own families, institutions and communities.
When we break the silence, we make the violence visible, allow connections to be made and communities to be strengthened. No More Silence is not about expecting victim survivors to speak if they are not ready or it is not safe but believing them when they choose to share their experience. It is about creating the space for respectful conversations, respecting boundaries and creating safety. It is the responsibility of all us to challenge the attitudes and behaviours that allow sexual violence to occur in order to prevent it.
If you or someone you know needs support, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or find a specialist sexual violence support service through QSAN: https://qsan.org.au/services/
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This project is supported by the Queensland Government.
#SVAM2026 #NoMoreSilence #PreventSexualViolence #SexualViolenceAwarenessMonth #SurvivorVoices
Week One
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Alternative text: Black and white brushstrokes with the words Break the Silence, shame, lineage, next generation, we are children, help
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Alternative text: On a motley aqua background, a collage of words including My side of the story, Real-life, Secrets Revealed, Stress
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Alternative text: Bright red lips around an open mouth with the words Don't be afraid to speak up
Week Two
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Alternative text: On a background of dried leaves, an artwork with a red hand shape with a black cross, a tree and words Helping others
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Alternative text: A collage of cutouts, hand-drawn lines and words including Expose Believe Protect Hear Yourself
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Alternative text: On a green background, a silhouette with words I am smart beautiful important loved enough strong on ribbons of different colours
Week Three
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Alternative text: Profile of a face with butterflies, a teal ribbon and the words No more silence prevent sexual violence!
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Alternative text: On a white painted background, a blue silhouette of a woman with red words No means no
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Alternative text: 3 women, one tied up in dark green rope that emerges from a white hand while yellow lines are thrown from another woman toward the hand
Week Four
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Alternative text: Painting of a lantern with leaves on a red background with words Be the lantern for someones hope
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Alternative text: Black line drawing of a woman with aqua shapes in the background and words including: I carry with me what makes me whole
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Alternative text: Side profile outline of a woman, the space filled with words including Anger! Creativity HOPE Journey Distance "Leave me alone"
Week Five
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Tile 1
Alternative text: Illustration of a girl with jigsaw pieces over part of her face spelling Justice
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Tile 2
Alternative text: Words of a poem in accompanying text
Accompanying text:
Two Hours in the Dark, A Lifetime in the Light
They tried to take it in the dark.
I found disbelief instead of help,
shame that was never mine to carry.
So I took the pieces and built something else.
CONSENT, spelled out in red.
JUSTICE, pieced back together.
FREEDOM - not given. Built.
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