HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-145 RESOLUTION NO. i1-145
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF
OCTOBER 2011 AS "NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Domestic Violence transcends all ethnic, racial and socioeconomic boundaries. Its
perpetrators abuse their victims both physically and mentally, and the effects of their attacks are
far reaching, weakening the very core of our County.
2. Domestic Violence is particularly devastating because it so often occurs in the
privacy of the home, which is meant to be a place of shelter and security.
3. During the month of October, Americans should contemplate the scars that
domestic violence leaves on our society and what each of us can do to prevent it.
4. Because domesticviolence usuallytakes place in private, manyAmericans may not
realize how widespread it is. Each year in the United States, approximately 1.5 million women are
raped and/orphysicallyassaulted bytheircurrent orformerhusbands,partners and/or boyfriends.
5. Many of these women are victimized more than once over the course of a year. As
unsettling as these statistics are, it is also disturbingto realize that the children of battered women
frequently witness these attacks, thus becoming victims themselves.
6. Our prosecutors, law enforcement officers and victim advocates have worked hard
to reduce domestic violence in our County and to assist victims and their families.
7. Through education, awareness and enforcement, we are striving to prevent
domestic violence and sexual assault. Public action awareness will create a society that promotes
strong values, fosters a safe and loving home environment for every family and refuses to tolerate
domestic violence in any form.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of October 2011 as "NATIONAL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges all citizens to actively participate in the scheduled activities and
programs sponsored by SafeSpace, Inc. to work toward the elimination of personal and
institutional violence against women.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 4th day of October 2011.
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