Red Flag Campaign

The Red Flag Campaign

The Red Flag Campaign is a public awareness campaign designed to address dating violence and promote the prevention of dating violence on college campuses. The campaign was created using a “bystander intervention” strategy, encouraging friends and other campus community members to “say something” when they see warning signs ("red flags") for dating violence in a friend’s relationship. The campaign posters reflect racially and ethnically diverse models, and illustrate both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.

The Campaign is a project of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, and was created by college students, college personnel, and community victim advocates. The Campaign is funded by grants from the Verizon Foundation, Verizon Wireless, Macy’s Foundation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Research indicates that in 21% of college dating relationships, one of the partners is being abused. That’s 1 in 5 relationships (see citation below). Whether you are a student seeking help for yourself or a friend, or a professional seeking information about how you can help students, we hope the materials on this website will be helpful to you.

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C. Sellers and M. Bromley, “Violent Behavior in College Student Dating Relationships,” Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (1996)

The Red Flag Campaign is a project of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance (Action Alliance) and was created thanks to the generous support of the Verizon Foundation. The Red Flag Campaign is copyrighted by the Action Alliance and protected under the laws of the United States of America and member treaty nations. None of the campaign graphics, survey instruments, documentation, written information, posters, ikons, buttons or any other material related to the campaign may be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the express written permission of the Action Alliance. All rights conferred under law, whether or not mentioned herein, are reserved.