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ACR 25

Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Catherine Stefani

Designates February 2025 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in California to educate youth on healthy relationships (symbolic, no funding).

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Bill Summary · ACR 25

Summary: ACR 25 — Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

Overview

  • Bill: ACR 25 (Assembly Concurrent Resolution 25)
  • Status: From printer (introduced February 3, 2025; printer status on February 4, 2025)
  • Legislative type: Concurrent resolution (ceremonial/recognition measure, not a statute requiring implementation)
  • Subject: Designation of February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in California

Purpose and Intent

ACR 25 proclaims February 2025 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in California. The resolution aims to raise awareness about teen dating violence, promote education on recognizing unhealthy and nonviolent relationships, and encourage actions to prevent dating violence among youth. It emphasizes that early education about healthy relationships can reduce long-term mental health impacts and subsequent violence in adulthood.

Key Provisions

  • Recognition of a problem: The measure reiterates that a substantial share of adolescents experience dating abuse, including physical, sexual, psychological, stalking, and technology-facilitated harms (e.g., cyberstalking, nonconsensual sharing of intimate images).
  • Educational aim: It stresses the importance of educating young people to recognize signs of domestic violence and to understand what healthy relationships look like.
  • Statewide designation: February 2025 is proclaimed as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month to promote education about teen dating violence for all California youth.
  • Local partnership element (SF-specific): The resolution notes that Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence and the Asian Women’s Shelter in San Francisco will partner with the San Francisco Youth Commission to host a Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month event and an online awareness campaign.
  • City recognition (SF): The San Francisco Youth Commission is designated to recognize February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month within the city and county of San Francisco, reinforcing the right of all youth to healthy relationships.

Affected Parties and Scope

  • Primary beneficiaries: California youth and adolescents, their families, schools, and youth-serving organizations engaged in awareness and prevention efforts.
  • Local focus: The resolution includes specific San Francisco-based partners and activities, indicating a local implementation emphasis within the broader statewide designation.
  • No funding mandate: The text does not authorize funding or create new programs; it is a symbolic/ceremonial designation intended to encourage awareness and education.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Introduced: February 3, 2025
  • From printer: February 4, 2025
  • Fiscal committee: No (the Digest indicates no fiscal impact required)
  • Transmission: The Chief Clerk of the Assembly is directed to transmit copies of the resolution to the author for distribution.

Impact and Scope

  • The measure is largely symbolic, designed to elevate awareness and support educational efforts about teen dating violence across California and within San Francisco specifically. While it does not create new state programs or funding, it may catalyze local events, campaigns, and partnerships to advance prevention and healthy-relationship education during February 2025.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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