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- 2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Proclamation <br /> "Se�ual Assault Awareness Month" <br /> April 2012 <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center assisted 458 survivors of sexual violence <br /> and their loved ones during 2011;and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange Counry Rape Crisis Center works with the county's two school <br /> systems and other groups to provide students with age-appropriate information about violence <br /> prevention,reaching 10,607 youth and adults during the 2010-2011 school year;and <br /> WHEREAS, the coordination of the Orange County Se�al Assault Response Team (SART) is <br /> bringing together members of law enforcement, the medical community, the legal system, and <br /> other community advocates to improve services for survivors of sexual assault who come <br /> forward; and <br /> WHEREAS, 1 in S American women have been raped at some point in their lives (Centers for <br /> Disease Control and Prevention, 2010);and <br /> WHEREAS, in the United States rape is the most costly crime to its survivors, totaling $127 <br /> billion a year considering factors such as medical cost, lost earnings, pain, suffering, and lost <br /> quality of life(U.S.Department of Justice,1996); and <br /> WHEREAS, in the United States 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men have e�perienced some form of <br /> se�al violence in their lives (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010); and <br /> WHEREAS,there are 17,315 sex offenders registered as living in North Carolina (Department of <br /> Justice,2012); and <br /> WHEREAS, victim-blaming continues to be an enormous problem in instances of rape and <br /> sexual assault;and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, a non-profit agency that has served this <br /> community since 1974, is working to stop sexual violence and its impact through support, <br /> education,and advocacy; <br /> NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we,the Orange County Board of Commissioners, <br /> do hereby proclaim the month of April 2012 as "SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS <br /> MONTH" and encourage all residents to speak out against se�ual violence and to support their <br /> local communities'efforts to prevent and respond to these appalling crimes. <br /> This the 22nd day of March 2012. <br /> Bernadette Pelissier,Chair <br /> Orange Counry Board of Commissioners <br />