BILL ANALYSIS Ó ACR 32 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 14, 2011 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES Nancy Skinner, Chair ACR 32 (Harkey) - As Introduced: March 7, 2011 SUBJECT : Child sexual abuse awareness. SUMMARY : Declares April 29, 2011, as the day of the annual TAALK-a-Thon sponsored by Talk About Abuse to Liberate Kids (TAALK); and encourages all adults in California to be knowledgeable and outspoken about the prevention of child sexual abuse. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)Children are the most valuable and vulnerable members of society; and child sexual abuse is an epidemic that threatens children's health, safety, and well-being. 2)One in three girls and one in six boys will be victims of sexual abuse before they are 18 years of age; and more than 90 percent of victims are abused by family members or another person the victim knows and trusts. 3)Survivors of child sexual abuse often suffer long-term physical, emotional, and social effects, including substance abuse, eating disorders, anxiety and depression, increased disease, and even early death. 4)TAALK is California's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to education, awareness, and support of victims and families; and a TAALK-a-thon takes place annually, in conjunction with Sexual Abuse Awareness Month in April, bringing people together to talk about child sexual abuse and prevention and empowering survivors to break the silence and begin to heal. FISCAL EFFECT : None. REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION : Support None on file. Opposition ACR 32 Page 2 None on file. Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800