CA SCR170

Proclaims October 2024 and each following October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in California.

Acknowledges that approximately 35 percent of women and 31 percent of men in California experience physical intimate partner violence in their lifetimes, with rates higher than the national average.

Recognizes disproportionate impacts on vulnerable populations including women ages 18-24, non-Hispanic Black women, American Indian or Alaska Native women, transgender individuals (54 percent lifetime experience rate), and women with disabilities (40 percent greater risk).

Notes domestic violence programs in California served 13,370 individuals in shelters and 54,521 through non-shelter services between 2021 and 2022.

Calls for policymakers and communities to work together on survivor-centered solutions, culturally responsive prevention programs, and understanding the complexity of violence to improve safety and self-sufficiency.