HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-239RESOLUTION NO. 02-239
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2002, AS "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 domestic violence usually takes place in private, many Americans may not
realize how widespread it is. Each year in the United States, approximately 1.5 million women are
raped and/or physically assaulted by their current or former husbands, parmers 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 disturbing to 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 enviromnent 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:
I. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of October, 2002, as "DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges everyone in St. Lucie County to join together to end domestic violence
that threatens so many of our citizens and children.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 1st day of October, 2002.
ATTEST:
DEPUTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA