Enrolled February 28, 2025 Passed IN Senate February 27, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 17Introduced by Senator Rubio(Coauthors: Senators Arregun, Ashby, Blakespear, Cabaldon, Caballero, Cervantes, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Limn, Ochoa Bogh, Padilla, Prez, Richardson, Smallwood-Cuevas, Umberg, Valladares, Wahab, Weber Pierson, and Wiener)February 19, 2025 Relative to Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 17, Rubio. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, Prevention approaches understand that changes in society require data-based, comprehensive, long-term approaches and that integrated changes are required at each level of society; andWHEREAS, The only way to be effective in reducing and eliminating a public health problem, such as domestic violence, is by creating changes across our systems, environments, and policies that, over time, will create healthy protective environments and communities; andWHEREAS, Teen dating violence intervention and prevention programs can help to ensure a positive school climate and safe learning environment for all youth 12 to 24 years of age, inclusive; andWHEREAS, Education and outreach programs to community members address warning signs of teen dating violence among youth before behaviors escalate and protect the safety of targeted youth; andWHEREAS, Consistent with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for a comprehensive primary prevention program, multiple strategies are required, such as teaching safe and healthy relationship skills, engaging influential adults and peers, disrupting the developmental pathways toward partner violence, creating protective environments, strengthening economic supports for families, and supporting survivors to increase safety and lessen harm; andWHEREAS, According to the CDC model, Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships, one in three adolescents reports verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual dating abuse each year; andWHEREAS, According to the American Psychological Association, one in three teens 14 to 20 years of age, inclusive, has experienced dating abuse, and about the same number say that they have committed dating abuse themselves; andWHEREAS, According to the CDC, one in 11 female teens and one in 15 male teens reported experiencing physical violence in the last year; andWHEREAS, According to the CDC, one in 9 female teens and one in 36 male teens reported experiencing sexual dating violence in the last year; andWHEREAS, In 2021, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 14 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native teens, 13 percent of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander teens, 8 percent of Black teens, and 7 percent of Hispanic teens reported experiencing physical dating violence; andWHEREAS, Forty-three percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) teens reported experiencing physical dating violence, compared to 29 percent of heterosexual youth; andWHEREAS, Fifty-nine percent of LGBTQ teens reported emotional abuse, compared to 46 percent of heterosexual youth; andWHEREAS, Fifty percent of transgender youth reported experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives; andWHEREAS, Teen dating violence has been linked to other forms of violence and aggression against peers, including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual violence, and physical violence; andWHEREAS, Teen dating violence, also known as dating abuse, is a serious and growing problem throughout California; andWHEREAS, Survivors of teen dating violence have increased risk for truancy, dropout, teen pregnancy, suicide, having eating disorders, and engaging in other harmful behaviors, such as use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; andWHEREAS, Youth who are survivors in high school are at higher risk for victimization during college, and adolescent perpetrators of dating violence are more likely to abuse their intimate partners as adults; andWHEREAS, By preventing domestic violence, we also address significant long-term health impacts of domestic violence. Women who are survivors of violence are 80 percent more likely to suffer a stroke, 70 percent more likely to have heart disease, and 60 percent more likely to become asthmatic; andWHEREAS, The establishment of Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month will benefit schools, communities, families, and all youth; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate proclaims the month of February 2025 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and supports communities to empower teens to develop healthy and violence-free relationships throughout their lives; and be it furtherResolved, That the Senate calls upon the people of California, including schools, community groups, families, and youth, to observe Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with programs and activities that raise awareness about the dynamics of teen dating violence and that support youth in learning the skills to have safe and healthy relationships; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
Enrolled February 28, 2025 Passed IN Senate February 27, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 17Introduced by Senator Rubio(Coauthors: Senators Arregun, Ashby, Blakespear, Cabaldon, Caballero, Cervantes, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Limn, Ochoa Bogh, Padilla, Prez, Richardson, Smallwood-Cuevas, Umberg, Valladares, Wahab, Weber Pierson, and Wiener)February 19, 2025 Relative to Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 17, Rubio. Digest Key
Enrolled February 28, 2025 Passed IN Senate February 27, 2025
Enrolled February 28, 2025
Passed IN Senate February 27, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Resolution
No. 17
Introduced by Senator Rubio(Coauthors: Senators Arregun, Ashby, Blakespear, Cabaldon, Caballero, Cervantes, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Limn, Ochoa Bogh, Padilla, Prez, Richardson, Smallwood-Cuevas, Umberg, Valladares, Wahab, Weber Pierson, and Wiener)February 19, 2025
Introduced by Senator Rubio(Coauthors: Senators Arregun, Ashby, Blakespear, Cabaldon, Caballero, Cervantes, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grayson, Grove, Hurtado, Limn, Ochoa Bogh, Padilla, Prez, Richardson, Smallwood-Cuevas, Umberg, Valladares, Wahab, Weber Pierson, and Wiener)
February 19, 2025
Relative to Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SR 17, Rubio.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, Prevention approaches understand that changes in society require data-based, comprehensive, long-term approaches and that integrated changes are required at each level of society; and
WHEREAS, The only way to be effective in reducing and eliminating a public health problem, such as domestic violence, is by creating changes across our systems, environments, and policies that, over time, will create healthy protective environments and communities; and
WHEREAS, Teen dating violence intervention and prevention programs can help to ensure a positive school climate and safe learning environment for all youth 12 to 24 years of age, inclusive; and
WHEREAS, Education and outreach programs to community members address warning signs of teen dating violence among youth before behaviors escalate and protect the safety of targeted youth; and
WHEREAS, Consistent with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for a comprehensive primary prevention program, multiple strategies are required, such as teaching safe and healthy relationship skills, engaging influential adults and peers, disrupting the developmental pathways toward partner violence, creating protective environments, strengthening economic supports for families, and supporting survivors to increase safety and lessen harm; and
WHEREAS, According to the CDC model, Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships, one in three adolescents reports verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual dating abuse each year; and
WHEREAS, According to the American Psychological Association, one in three teens 14 to 20 years of age, inclusive, has experienced dating abuse, and about the same number say that they have committed dating abuse themselves; and
WHEREAS, According to the CDC, one in 11 female teens and one in 15 male teens reported experiencing physical violence in the last year; and
WHEREAS, According to the CDC, one in 9 female teens and one in 36 male teens reported experiencing sexual dating violence in the last year; and
WHEREAS, In 2021, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that 14 percent of American Indian or Alaska Native teens, 13 percent of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander teens, 8 percent of Black teens, and 7 percent of Hispanic teens reported experiencing physical dating violence; and
WHEREAS, Forty-three percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) teens reported experiencing physical dating violence, compared to 29 percent of heterosexual youth; and
WHEREAS, Fifty-nine percent of LGBTQ teens reported emotional abuse, compared to 46 percent of heterosexual youth; and
WHEREAS, Fifty percent of transgender youth reported experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives; and
WHEREAS, Teen dating violence has been linked to other forms of violence and aggression against peers, including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual violence, and physical violence; and
WHEREAS, Teen dating violence, also known as dating abuse, is a serious and growing problem throughout California; and
WHEREAS, Survivors of teen dating violence have increased risk for truancy, dropout, teen pregnancy, suicide, having eating disorders, and engaging in other harmful behaviors, such as use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; and
WHEREAS, Youth who are survivors in high school are at higher risk for victimization during college, and adolescent perpetrators of dating violence are more likely to abuse their intimate partners as adults; and
WHEREAS, By preventing domestic violence, we also address significant long-term health impacts of domestic violence. Women who are survivors of violence are 80 percent more likely to suffer a stroke, 70 percent more likely to have heart disease, and 60 percent more likely to become asthmatic; and
WHEREAS, The establishment of Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month will benefit schools, communities, families, and all youth; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate proclaims the month of February 2025 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and supports communities to empower teens to develop healthy and violence-free relationships throughout their lives; and be it further
Resolved, That the Senate calls upon the people of California, including schools, community groups, families, and youth, to observe Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with programs and activities that raise awareness about the dynamics of teen dating violence and that support youth in learning the skills to have safe and healthy relationships; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.