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Maricopa County PROCLAMATION Domestic Violence Awareness Month October 2017 WHEREAS, domestic violence is an epidemic affecting Americans in all communities, regardless of age, gender, economic status, race, religion, or educational background; and WHEREAS, domestic violence is a pattern where one partner uses their power to control the other partner through physical, sexual, emotional, or financial abuse; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that nearly 1 in 4 women & 1 in 7 men have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime; and WHEREAS, last year, 100 people were killed in domestic violence related homicides in Arizona, 74% of which occurred in Maricopa County, according to the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence; and WHEREAS, the Arizona Department of Health Services advises that in Arizona, children witness a domestic violence incident every 44 minutes; and WHEREAS, enhanced education, prevention, and intervention efforts will increase public awareness and confront the abuse of power and control in interpersonal relationships; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors does hereby proclaim October 2017 as DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH and encourages all citizens of Arizona to support the efforts of organizations providing education, outreach, and support to victims of domestic violence and call upon our citizens to dedicate themselves to ending all forms of violence and the abuse of power and control in relationships. DATED this ___ Day of ___________, 20__. ___________________________________ Denny Barney , Chairman, District 1 ___________________________________ Steve Chucri, Supervisor, District 2 ___________________________________ Bill Gates, Supervisor, District 2 ___________________________________ ATTEST: Clint Hickman, Supervisor, District 3 _____________________________ ___________________________________ Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board Steve Gallardo, Supervisor, District 5