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� 0 ( ) <br /> 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 violence , <br /> their loved ones , and community professionals during 2020 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Orange County Rape Crisis Center works with the County' s two school systems <br /> and other groups to provide students with age- appropriate information about violence prevention, <br /> reaching over 15 , 500 youth and adults each year; and <br /> WHEREAS , the coordination of the Orange County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault <br /> Response Committee (DVSARC ) is bringing together members of law enforcement, the medical <br /> community, the legal system, and other community advocates to improve services for survivors of <br /> sexual assault who come 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 the estimated lifetime cost for all adult rape survivors is nearly $ 3 . 1 <br /> trillion, with government sources paying an estimated one-third of those costs , based on factors <br /> including medical costs , lost earnings , and criminal justice expenses . ( Centers for Disease Control <br /> and Prevention, 2017) ; and <br /> WHEREAS , in the United States 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of sexual <br /> or physical violence committed by an intimate partner (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, <br /> 2010 ) ; and <br /> WHEREAS , trans and gender non- conforming people , people with disabilities , and children face the <br /> highest rates of sexual violence in our country; and <br /> WHEREAS , victimNaming continues to be an enormous problem in instances of rape and sexual <br /> assault; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, a nonprofit agency that has served this <br /> community since 1974 , is working to stop sexual violence and its impact through support, education, <br /> and advocacy; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we , the Orange County Board of Commissioners , do <br /> hereby proclaim the month of April 2021 as " SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH , " and <br /> encourage all residents to speak out against sexual violence and to support their local community' s <br /> efforts to prevent and respond to these appalling crimes . <br /> This the 20th day of April 2021 . <br /> %�e!^ A4 &tee <br /> Renee Price , Chair <br /> 17 ` ° Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> � � � a <br />