In Recognition and Support of
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October, 2025
WHEREAS, October is annually recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and
WHEREAS, progress continues to be made toward violence prevention, domestic and intimate partner violence remains a serious issue affecting all people regardless of age, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, socioeconomic status, literacy, sexuality, ability, religion, culture, and immigration status; and WHEREAS, domestic and intimate partner violence survivors are deprived of dignity, security, and autonomy with the systematic use of control and power through physical, emotional, sexual, psychological, and economic abuse; 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;
WHEREAS, Humboldt Domestic Violence Services (HDVS) has been serving Humboldt County since 1977 to continuously support all those living with or escaping abuse; WHEREAS, all survivors deserve access to culturally responsive prevention programs and services to increase their safety and self-sufficiency. HDVS enlists a diverse array of allies, agencies, and community members in supporting survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence; WHEREAS, only together can we change the health and safety of our community by challenging the societal norms that perpetuate violence;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fortuna recognizes the month of October 2025 to be DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. The Council celebrates HDVS’s 48 years of effort to improve community safety by breaking the cycle of domestic and intimate partner violence.
SIGNED this 6th day of October 2025 at the City of Fortuna, in the State of California, and in witness thereof, the seal of Fortuna.
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Mike Johnson,
Mayor, City of Fortuna