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Proclamation proclaiming the month of April 2014 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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4/1/2014
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Proclamation <br /> "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Rape Crisis Center assisted over 600 survivors of sexual <br /> violence,their loved ones,and community professionals during 2013;and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County 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 over 12,000 youth and adults each year;and <br /> WHEREAS, the coordination of the Orange County Sexual 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 5 American women have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives <br /> (Centers for 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 /> duality of life(U.S. Department of Justice,1996);and <br /> WHEREAS, in the United States 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of <br /> sexual or physical violence committed by an intimate partner (Centers for Disease Control and <br /> Prevention,2010);and <br /> WHEREAS, there are more than 15,000 sex offenders registered as living in North Carolina <br /> (Department of Justice,2014);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 2014 as "SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS <br /> MONTH" and encourage all residents to speak out against sexual violence and to support their <br /> local community's efforts to prevent and respond to these appalling crimes. <br /> This the ls`day of April 2014. <br /> Barry Jaco Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />
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