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Board proclaims April 2025 Sexual Assault Awareness Month, highlights survivor services
Summary
Supervisors and county partners proclaimed April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and recognized the county’s victim services and response teams while urging expanded prevention and survivor support.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation declaring April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and invited members of the county’s sexual assault response team and partner agencies to the dais.
Vice President Ramirez‑Perez described national and local prevalence estimates and said approximately 43% of sexual assault victims are under age 18, adding that many cases go unreported. "We listen to their stories. We amplify their voices," Ramirez‑Perez said as she introduced staff and partners from Community Solutions, YWCA, San Jose Police Department, the DA’s office, the children's advocacy center, and other service providers.
Ramirez‑Perez and presenters emphasized prevention, survivor support services, and coordination across law enforcement, medical, and social‑service partners. The board spotlighted the county’s sexual assault response team and urged people who need help to contact the agencies represented at the ceremony.
The proclamation was presented and photo opportunities followed. The transcript records remarks from county leaders and representatives of victim‑services organizations but does not record a separate roll‑call vote for adoption of the proclamation.
