HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-236RESOLUTION NO. 20-236
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2020 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 ourCounty.
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 domestic violence usually takes place in private, many Americans may
not realize how widespread it is. Each year in the United States, approximately 10
million women and men are physically abused by their intimate partners.
5 Many of these victims experience repeated abuse over the course of a year. As
unsettling as these statistics are, it is also disturbing to realize that the children of
domestic violence victims frequently witness these attacks, thus becoming victims
themselves.
6 Our prosecutors, law enforcement officers and victim advocates have worked
together with SafeSpace to reduce domestic violence in our County and to assist
victims and theirfamilies.
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 that this Board does hereby proclaim the month of October 2020 as
"NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
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 6T" day of October 2020.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LU_CIEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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BY:
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APPROVED ASM.,FORM A90 CORRECTNESS:
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