PROCLAMATION DECLARING October 2025 as National Domestic Violence Awareness MonthPROCLAMATION DECLARING October 2025 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month PROCLAMATION DECLARING October 2025 as
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
PROCLAMATION DECLARING October 2025 as
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
WHEREAS, October is annually recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and WHEREAS, policymakers and communities must work together to transform the conditions that cause domestic violence and support survivor-centered solutions; and WHEREAS, domestic violence programs in California provide essential lifesaving services for survivors, their children, and communities; and WHEREAS, there is a need to support and amplify prevention programs and community-based strategies to create healthy environments and decrease the likelihood or perpetration, thereby stopping domestic violence from occurring in the first place; and WHEREAS, all survivors deserve access to culturally responsive programs and services to increase their safety and self-sufficiency; and WHEREAS, 54% of transgender and gender non-conforming people have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime [1]; and WHEREAS, there were 125 domestic violence related homicides in California in 2024, of which 93 of the fatalities were female, and 32 were male [2]; and WHEREAS, more than 37,000 domestic violence survivors and their children rely on domestic violence shelters and transitional housing programs for safety and shelter daily in the Unites States [3]; and WHEREAS, 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 [4]; and WHEREAS, the State of California provided 21,784 individuals with shelter/housing services and 226,992 individuals with emergency shelter or safe house services under the Domestic Violence Assistance Program during the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year [5]; and WHEREAS, Project Sanctuary’s mission is to provide trauma informed, supportive services, by offering a 24-hour hotline to victims/survivors, responding to emergency calls, offering support, and empowering those impacted by domestic violence to chart their own journey for healing; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jason Godeke, Mayor of the City of Fort Bragg, on behalf of the entire City Council, and I do hereby proclaim October as NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.
ATTEST: SIGNED this 14th day of October, 2025 _____________________________________
JASON GODEKE, Mayor
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Diana Paoli, City Clerk
No. 23-2025
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