Bill Text: MI SR0148 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to recognize October 2020 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-10-13 - Adopted [SR0148 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SR0148-Enrolled.html
As adopted by senate, October 13, 2020
senate resolution no.148
Senators Bayer, Moss, Polehanki, Brinks, Alexander, Wojno, McMorrow, Geiss, Hollier and Chang offered the following resolution:
A resolution to recognize October 2020 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Whereas, According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), Domestic Violence Awareness Month was launched nationwide in October 1981 to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues and raise awareness for those issues; and
Whereas, NCADV defines domestic violence as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse; and
Whereas, Domestic violence impacts individuals in every community of our state regardless of age, economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality; and
Whereas, Perpetrators of domestic violence intentionally engage in a pattern of behavior to exert coercive control in intimate partner relationships, violating the fundamental human rights of those they abuse; and
Whereas, According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), many of these dynamics of power and control are rooted in gender roles and stereotypes, and conscious education and action is required in order to address these ingrained inequities; and
Whereas, The Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCEDSV) documented, for the 2020 NNEDV National Census of Domestic Violence Services, that MCEDSV member programs provided counseling, advocacy, shelter, and/or other forms of support for over 3,204 survivors during the 24-hour survey period, while additionally providing education and training for over 313 individual community members across our state; and
Whereas, Throughout the last three decades, much progress has been made to support domestic violence victims and survivors and to hold abusers accountable. Continued awareness, education, and action are crucial to intervention in and the prevention of domestic violence; and
Whereas, We must work together to educate our entire population about what can be done to prevent domestic violence, hold perpetrators accountable, support the individual and unique needs of survivors, and ensure that survivors are not re-victimized; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That the members of this legislative body recognize October 2020 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and be it further
Resolved, That we strongly support the efforts of national, state, and local partners, as well as every citizen to actively engage in public and private efforts to prevent domestic violence. In turn, we will take appropriate action and support one another in order to create a safer environment and help end domestic violence.
