SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new campaign, Reduce the Risk, focused on informing Californians, especially youth and community leaders, about available protection orders.

There are currently nine protection orders available in California and one of the main campaign points is to educate more Californians about how they work, according to the governor's office.

Reduce the Risk is being led by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Cal OES, backed by resources and tools to share the information more broadly.

"Protection orders have been a driving factor in reducing shootings, suicides, and domestic violence," said Cal OES Director Nancy Ward in a statement shared by the governor's office, "Yet many Californians don't know they exist. This campaign continues t

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