2016 DV PROCLAMATION.PDF

Maricopa County
PROCLAMATION
“Domestic Violence Awareness Month”
October 2016
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 of coercive control 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; therefore, 804,048 women and 453,689 men
in Arizona will experience domestic violence in their lifetime; and
Whereas, in 2015, 107 people were killed in domestic violence related homicides in Arizona, 59% 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, one or more children
witness a domestic violence incident every 44 minutes; and
Whereas, in one 24-hour period in 2015, 37 programs in Arizona served 1,652 victims of domestic
violence as documented by the National Network To End Domestic Violence; and
Whereas, the Arizona Department of Health Services advises that most cases of domestic violence are
never reported to law enforcement authorities; and
Whereas, enhanced education, prevention, and intervention efforts will increase public awareness,
mobilize community action, and confront the abuse of power and control in interpersonal relationships;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT MARICOPA COUNTY does hereby proclaim October
2016 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 , 2016.
Clint Hickman, Chairman, District 4
Denny Barney, Supervisor, District 1
Steve Chucri, Supervisor, District 2
Andrew Kunasek, Supervisor, District 3
ATTEST:
Steve Gallardo, Supervisor, District 5
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Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board