| 1 | | - | Enrolled August 22, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 22, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 120Introduced by Senator Rubio(Coauthors: Senators Atkins, Blakespear, Dodd, Gonzalez, Hurtado, and Skinner)August 12, 2024 Relative to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in California.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 120, Rubio. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, October is annually recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; andWHEREAS, Although progress has been made toward preventing and ending domestic violence and providing support to survivors and their families, important work remains to be done; andWHEREAS, Policymakers and communities must work together to transform the conditions that cause domestic violence and support survivor-centered solutions; andWHEREAS, Domestic violence programs in California provide essential, lifesaving services for survivors, their children, and communities; andWHEREAS, There is a need to provide education, awareness, and understanding of domestic violence and its causes; andWHEREAS, There is a need to support and amplify prevention programs and community-based strategies to create healthy environments and decrease the likelihood of perpetration, thereby stopping domestic violence from occurring in the first place; andWHEREAS, There is a need to focus on the individualized needs of domestic violence survivors; andWHEREAS, Approximately 35 percent of women and 31 percent of men in California experience physical intimate partner violence in their lifetimes; andWHEREAS, California has higher rates of domestic violence experienced by both men and women when compared to the national average; andWHEREAS, Women between 18 and 24 years of age are significantly more likely to be survivors of physical intimate partner violence than women in other age groups; andWHEREAS, Domestic violence affects people of all genders, sexual orientations, and ages and all racial, ethnic, cultural, social, religious, and economic groups in the United States and here in California; andWHEREAS, The marginalization of certain groups in society, including undocumented individuals, transgender individuals, and people living with disabilities, increases their vulnerability to domestic violence; andWHEREAS, Approximately 4 out of every 10 non-Hispanic Black women, 4 out of every 10 American Indian or Alaska Native women, and one out of every two multiracial non-Hispanic women have been the victim of rape, physical violence, or stalking, or more than one of these, by an intimate partner in their lifetime. These rates are 30 to 50 percent higher than those experienced by Hispanic, White non-Hispanic women, and Asian or Pacific non-Hispanic women; andWHEREAS, According to the American Psychological Association, women with disabilities have a 40 percent greater risk of intimate partner violence than women without disabilities; andWHEREAS, Fifty-four percent of transgender and gender nonconforming people have experienced domestic violence in their lifetimes; andWHEREAS, Domestic violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families in the United States; andWHEREAS, Domestic violence has a significant economic impact on women throughout the country. An estimated 8,000,000 days of paid work are lost each year as the result of intimate partner violence. Domestic violence costs $8,300,000,000 in expenses annually, a combination of higher medical costs ($5,800,000,000) and lost productivity ($2,500,000,000); andWHEREAS, Children exposed to domestic violence can experience long-term consequences, including difficulty at school, substance abuse, behavioral problems in adolescence, and serious adult health problems; andWHEREAS, Recognizing the need to understand the complexity of violence as perpetuated within communities and against communities, and the fear of many survivors to report to law enforcement; andWHEREAS, Between 2021 and 2022, domestic violence shelter programs served 13,370 individuals in shelters and served 54,521 individuals through non-shelter supportive services; andWHEREAS, All survivors deserve access to culturally responsive programs and services to increase their safety and self-sufficiency; andWHEREAS, All communities deserve access to culturally responsive prevention programs and initiatives to improve overall community health and safety by challenging the societal norms that perpetuate violence; andWHEREAS, The Legislature recognizes the vital role that all Californians can play in preventing and one day ending domestic violence; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate recognizes October 2024, and each following October, as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in California; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 120Introduced by Senator Rubio(Coauthors: Senators Atkins, Blakespear, Dodd, Gonzalez, Hurtado, and Skinner)August 12, 2024 Relative to National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in California.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 120, as introduced, Rubio. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, October is annually recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; andWHEREAS, Although progress has been made toward preventing and ending domestic violence and providing support to survivors and their families, important work remains to be done; andWHEREAS, Policymakers and communities must work together to transform the conditions that cause domestic violence and support survivor-centered solutions; andWHEREAS, Domestic violence programs in California provide essential, lifesaving services for survivors, their children, and communities; andWHEREAS, There is a need to provide education, awareness, and understanding of domestic violence and its causes; andWHEREAS, There is a need to support and amplify prevention programs and community-based strategies to create healthy environments and decrease the likelihood of perpetration, thereby stopping domestic violence from occurring in the first place; andWHEREAS, There is a need to focus on the individualized needs of domestic violence survivors; andWHEREAS, Approximately 35 percent of women and 31 percent of men in California experience physical intimate partner violence in their lifetimes; andWHEREAS, California has higher rates of domestic violence experienced by both men and women when compared to the national average; andWHEREAS, Women between 18 and 24 years of age are significantly more likely to be survivors of physical intimate partner violence than women in other age groups; andWHEREAS, Domestic violence affects people of all genders, sexual orientations, and ages and all racial, ethnic, cultural, social, religious, and economic groups in the United States and here in California; andWHEREAS, The marginalization of certain groups in society, including undocumented individuals, transgender individuals, and people living with disabilities, increases their vulnerability to domestic violence; andWHEREAS, Approximately 4 out of every 10 non-Hispanic Black women, 4 out of every 10 American Indian or Alaska Native women, and one out of every two multiracial non-Hispanic women have been the victim of rape, physical violence, or stalking, or more than one of these, by an intimate partner in their lifetime. These rates are 30 to 50 percent higher than those experienced by Hispanic, White non-Hispanic women, and Asian or Pacific non-Hispanic women; andWHEREAS, According to the American Psychological Association, women with disabilities have a 40 percent greater risk of intimate partner violence than women without disabilities; andWHEREAS, Fifty-four percent of transgender and gender nonconforming people have experienced domestic violence in their lifetimes; andWHEREAS, Domestic violence is the third leading cause of homelessness among families in the United States; andWHEREAS, Domestic violence has a significant economic impact on women throughout the country. An estimated 8,000,000 days of paid work are lost each year as the result of intimate partner violence. Domestic violence costs $8,300,000,000 in expenses annually, a combination of higher medical costs ($5,800,000,000) and lost productivity ($2,500,000,000); andWHEREAS, Children exposed to domestic violence can experience long-term consequences, including difficulty at school, substance abuse, behavioral problems in adolescence, and serious adult health problems; andWHEREAS, Recognizing the need to understand the complexity of violence as perpetuated within communities and against communities, and the fear of many survivors to report to law enforcement; andWHEREAS, Between 2021 and 2022, domestic violence shelter programs served 13,370 individuals in shelters and served 54,521 individuals through non-shelter supportive services; andWHEREAS, All survivors deserve access to culturally responsive programs and services to increase their safety and self-sufficiency; andWHEREAS, All communities deserve access to culturally responsive prevention programs and initiatives to improve overall community health and safety by challenging the societal norms that perpetuate violence; andWHEREAS, The Legislature recognizes the vital role that all Californians can play in preventing and one day ending domestic violence; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate recognizes October 2024, and each following October, as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in California; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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