To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Proclaim October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution declaring October 2025 Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Contra Costa County as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
Domestic Violence Awareness Month is a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence. In 1989, Congress declared the month of October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Every October, organizations and individuals unite across the country for a national effort to uplift the needs, voices, and experiences of survivors. In 1995, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) convened several national domestic violence organizations to launch a new effort to support domestic violence program's awareness and education efforts for DVAM. This collaborative effort became the Domestic Violence Awareness Project (DVAP), which comes up with an annual theme to inspire people to action.
For 2025, the theme for DVAM National Conference is "Care. Community. Connection" this highlights the importance of collective care, the strength found in collaboration, and the essential connections that unite us in community, uplifting our shared commitment to supporting survivors, amplifying their voices, and taking action to end domestic violence.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 2025.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This resolution supports all five of Contra Costa County's community outcomes of the Children's Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) ...
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