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Senate declares January 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Month; sponsors call for continued action and survivor support
Summary
Senate Concurrent Resolution 10, introduced by Senator Grove and adopted Jan. 23, 2025, designates January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in California. Sponsors used floor debate to describe populations at heightened risk and to call for coordinated services and legislative work to protect survivors.
The California Senate on Jan. 23, 2025 adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 (SCR 10), declaring January 2025 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month and urging continued action to prevent trafficking and support survivors.
Senator Grove, the resolution's author, told colleagues the measure recognizes a persistent and evolving problem and highlighted that traffickers "target our most vulnerable children," including youth in foster care, group homes and residential treatment facilities. Grove cited state and national data in explaining why the legislature's continuing work is needed and described survivor-led efforts and local programs providing housing and services.
Why it matters
Sponsors said the resolution is intended to keep public attention on trafficking while lawmakers pursue legislative…
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