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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />PROCLAMATION <br />DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH <br />OCTOBER 2001 <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence, once a secret kept among families, Is now recognizetl as <br />serious come in our cemmunily, end <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence has severe consequences far survivors, their children antl <br />families antl impacts on the qualRy of lBe of [he entlre mmmuntty; antl <br />WHEREAS, stopping the cycle of thle come requlree not only [he resolve and wurage of <br />survivors, but also support and involvement from all of us; and <br />WHEREAS, enhanced etlucation, prevention and intervention help increase public <br />awareness of the severity antl extent of tlomeatic violence; and <br />WHEREAS, violence in the home Is a problem that affects every socioeconomic level in c <br />society, occurring in wealthy antl tlisatlvaMage neighborhoods and involving the employed ai <br />unemployed; end <br />WHEREAS, tlomeatic violence is generally leametl antl paaaetl tlown from one generetic <br />to another, end <br />WHEREAS, our society pays ahigh pdcefar domestk violence through homelessness, <br />increasetl crime rates, dmg and alcohol abuse, increasetl medical expenses and business <br />losses; and <br />WHEREAS, during the month of October, local, state and national domestlc violence <br />agencies will sponsor events to help us fxus public attention on the problem of tlomestic <br />violence; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Boats of County Commissioners M1eroby proclal <br />the month of October 2001. as Domestic Violence Awareness Mortlh. Wa encourage all <br />realdenfa fo dedirsle memaelvea to teeming about reducing tlomeatic violence and violence <br />against women in Orange COUny. Wefurther enceumge all citizens of our wmmunityb <br />support the tlomeatic vidence programs in their wmmunRies, including the Orange County <br />Commission for Woman, the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County, the <br />Women's Center antl the Rape Crisis Center. <br />This the 2nd tlay of October. 2001. <br />Stephen H. Helkiods, Chair <br />Orange County Boats of County Commissioners <br />