Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling, Inc.

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month from RSAC!

Happy ! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Pride is a time to celebrate our identities and the strength that comes with living openly and authentically, even when the world doesn’t always make it easy.

Celebrate Pride with Mental Health America at the links below. There, you’ll find LGBTQIA+ mental health resources, shareable social media graphics, and more.

mhanational.org/pride

mhanational.org/lgbtq

05/29/2026

Join us as we celebrate Juneteenth—a day of freedom, resilience, culture, and progress. On June 19th, Sinnissippi Park will come alive with music, food, talent, community awards, prizes, and unforgettable performances.

Bring your family, invite your friends, and help us honor the legacy of those who came before us while celebrating the future we’re building together.

📍 Sinnissippi Park & Hard Rock Casino | Rockford, IL
🗓 June 19 | Starting at 1:00 PM

05/21/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month!

Sexual assault/abuse brings mental health struggles like anxiety, depression, PTSD, suicidal ideation and self-harm as well as other issues. RSAC is here to help when you are ready!

RSAC is fortunate to receive funding from the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board through the 1/2 cent Winnebago County sales tax to provide free and confidential therapy to children up to young adults (3-21) and older adults (50+) who have been sexually assaulted/abused and need help with regaining their emotional and mental health.

RSAC provides essential services for survivors of sexual violence and impacted individuals. Crisis services, counseling, medical and legal advocacy, prevention and professional education are all provided in Boone, Ogle, and Winnebago counties.

Services are free & confidential.
📞Rockford/Crisis 24/7 815-636-9811
📞Boone 815-544-6821
📞Ogle 815-732-0000
RockfordSexualAssaultCounseling.org

05/20/2026

A wonderful step for the rights and safety of survivors!

BREAKING NEWS! The TAKE IT DOWN ACT is now in effect. That means platforms such as websites and apps have 48 hours to remove intimate images shared without your consent after you report them, and they’re required to continually remove duplicates by federal law. The law applies to images and videos, real and fake, including AI-generated or “deepfake” content.

If a platform does not follow the law, you have the right to report them to the FTC, the government agency responsible for enforcing this law, at TAKEITDOWN.ftc.gov.

This is a major win for survivors and one step forward in combatting image-based sexual abuse. If you have struggled in the wake of this abuse, know that you are not alone and you deserve an expedient response when you report harm.

Platforms must do more to not only respond to this abuse, but to prevent these images from being created and spreading, shifting the onus of responsibility from survivors to perpetrators and the tech companies that facilitate this abuse.

05/19/2026

RSAC is so excited about the 2nd Annual Threads of Triumph that is put on to benefit RSAC's free services for survivors of sexual assault/abuse. Last year was an amazing event, and we hope you join us this year for another fabulous evening! Please click the link to purchase tickets and/or to be a sponsor of this wonderful event!

https://givebutter.com/c/threadsoftriumph

05/14/2026

You don't want to miss this free event on Thursday night at Embassy Suites in Rockford. RSAC will be there and we hope you stop by our resource table and say hello.👋
Check out all the information shared below!

TOMORROW is Building Bridges to Understanding. We are sure that this will be the biggest year ever! Don't miss out on this free event!

https://bit.ly/m/bb2026

Event hosted by NAMI Northern Illinois, with funding made possible with the 1/2 cent sales tax for mental health distributed by

[Text of "How Are You, Really? Embassy Suites by Hilton Rockford Riverfront 416 S Main Street, Rockford, IL 61101 Nora MaInerny
Thursday, May 14
4:00PM Doors Open
4:00-6:00PM "Resource Fair & Light Refreshments"
6:00- 7:00PM "Opening Remarks & Local Panel"
7:00-8:00PM "Keynote Speaker: Nora McInerny"
8:00-8:30PM Meet & Greet
9:00PM Doors Close"
Building Bridges logo and NAMI and WCCMHB logos with Nora smiling in a pink suit.]

04/30/2026

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month ( )!

Day 30-What better way to end the month than with a post about Rockford University's Denim Day: Walk a Mile in Their Shoes event held yesterday evening! Thank you to Reggie the Lion for snapping a pic with RSAC staff at the event and to Rockford University for bringing awareness to sexual assault/abuse!

04/29/2026

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month!

Day 29:👖Denim Day is today April 29th, 2026!
Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling joins in with people across the world that are wearing jeans today with a purpose, supporting survivors, and educating others about all forms of sexual violence.👖

04/28/2026

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month ( )!

Day 28-Want a great way to show your support for sexual assault/abuse survivors? Wear denim tomorrow with your co-workers, friends, or family members (or all the above!), take a picture, post it on Facebook and tag us! Survivors deserve our support and this is a simple way to show it!