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A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013 AS
"SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Every 45 seconds someone in the United States is sexually assaulted and in Florida 17%
of women have been raped at some time in their lifetime.
2. Rape, sexual assault, and violence impacts women, children and men of all racial,
cultural and economic backgrounds, many of whom can and do experience acquaintance rape, stranger
rape, sexual assault by an intimate partner, gang rape, incest, stalking, serial rape, date rape, ritual
abuse, sexual harassment, child sexual molestation, prostitution and pornography.
3. We must work together to educate our entire population about what can be done to
eradicate and prevent sexual assault, support survivors and victims' alike to ensure that they are given
the help that they need to ensure they are not re-victimized.
4. Staff and volunteers of victim support programs in St. Lucie County work year round
to encourage every person to establish boundary lines in relationships and encounters in the efforts
to minimize and eradicate sexual assault.
5. With dedication and resolve from St. Lucie County staff and volunteers in Florida, we
can be successful in reducing crimes against citizens living in St. Lucie County through a heightened
state of awareness and holding perpetrators accountable for their acts of violence.
6. Through the support of the people of St. Lucie County, the Treasure Coast Chapter of
the National Organization of Women and The Inner Truth Project, the county and state continue their
dedicated efforts to actively engaging in public and private efforts and establishing boundary lines,
including conversations about what is sexual violence, how to establish primary prevention programs,
how to help survivors connect with crisis centers and counselors, and how every region of our county
can work together to better address sexual violence.
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 April 2013 as "SEXUAL ASSAULT
AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida and urge all citizens to duly note this occasion
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 2"' day of April, 2013.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY: ~~ d ~
CHAIRMAN
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND
CORRECTNESS:
COUNTY ATTORNEY
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