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2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING <br />OCTOBER 2010 AS <br />DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence is a pattern of coercion and control in an intimate partner <br />relationship where one person uses violence to gain power and control over their <br />partner; and <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence includes not only physical but also mental abuse, emotional abuse, <br />financial abuse, isolation and sexual abuse; and <br />WHEREAS, the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County provided services to 733 <br />victims of domestic violence during FY 09-10; and <br />WHEREAS, in North Carolina, according to statistics of the North Carolina Coalition Against <br />Violence, there were 70 domestic violence murders between January 1, 2009 and <br />December 31, 2009 and there have been 47 domestic violence murders between <br />January 1, 2010 and August 29, 2010; and <br />WHEREAS, according to the Women's Institute far Leadership Development for Human Rights, <br />high rates of poverty, poor education, limited job resources, language barriers, and fear <br />of deportation increases the difficulty in finding help and support services for minority <br />women; and <br />WHEREAS, prevention strategies involve collaborations by multiple partners and a coordinated <br />community response to promote policies and laws that support gender equity and <br />foster intimate partnerships based on mutual respect, equality, and trust; and <br />WHEREAS, the key to prevention is education and requiring accountability by abusers; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do <br />hereby proclaim October 2010 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Orange <br />County and encourage residents to show support for victims and survivors of <br />domestic. violence and to send the message we axe a community working together to <br />end this violence. <br />This the 2151 day of September, 2010. <br />Valerie P. Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />