Proclamation TDVAM Awareness 2026
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PROCLAMATION TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH WHEREAS teen dating violence crosses race, gender, and socioeconomic lines; and WHEREAS One in three U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before becoming adults. And nearly half (43%) of U.S. college women report experiencing violent or abusive dating behaviors; and WHEREAS students who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) or those who were unsure of their gender identity experienced higher rates of physical and sexual dating violence compared to students who identified as heterosexual; and WHEREAS only 9% of teen victims report seeking help after their victimization experience; and WHEREAS the City of El Mirage through El Mirage Cares and the El Mirage Police Department Victims Assistance Unit will work to educate youth and parents throughout the city to promote healthy relationships; and WHEREAS by providing young people and their parents with education about healthy relationships, building relationship skills, and changing unhealthy behaviors, we recognize that dating violence can be prevented; and WHEREAS it is essential to raise awareness among communities and to provide training for teachers, counselors, school staff, and parents so that they may recognize when youth are exhibiting signs of dating violence; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Alexis Hermosillo, Mayor of the City of El Mirage, in the State of Arizona, do hereby proclaim February 2026 as TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH and, in recognition of this month, the City of El Mirage Cares program is hosting a community forum at Dysart High School at 5:30 pm. I call upon everyone to educate themselves and others about teen dating violence so that together we can stop it. I have hereunto set my hand to this proclamation on the 18th day of February 2026. ______________________________ Alexis A. Hermosillo, Mayor