MC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROCLAMATION - OCTOBER 2015.PDF

Maricopa County
PROCLAMATION
“Domestic Violence Awareness Month”
October 2015
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, 800,000 women and 450,000 men in
Arizona may experience domestic violence in their lifetime; and
Whereas, in 2014, 109 people were killed in domestic violence related homicides in Arizona 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 2014, 35 programs in Arizona served 1,602 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 2015 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 _____________, 2015.
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Steve Chucri, Chairman, District 2
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Denny Barney, Supervisor, District 1
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Andrew Kunasek, Supervisor, District 3
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Clint Hickman, Supervisor, District 4
ATTEST: ___________________________________
Steve Gallardo, Supervisor, District 5
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Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board