Agenda 11/08/2022 Item # 4E (Proclamation - Family Court Awareness Month)4.E
11/08/2022
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the mission of the Family Court Awareness Month Committee (FCAMC) is to
increase awareness on the importance of a family court system that prioritizes
child safety and acts in the best interest of children which aligns with Collier
County's commitment to their children; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the FCAMC is fueled by the desire to create awareness and
change in the family court system for the conservatively estimated 58,000
children per year ordered into unsupervised contact with physically or sexually
abusive parents, while honoring the hundreds of children who have been
reported as murdered during visitation with a dangerous parent; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the FCAMC is to increase awareness of the importance of
empirically -based education and training on domestic violence, childhood
trauma, child sexual, emotional and psychological abuse, coercive control, and
post -separation abuse for all professionals working on cases within the family
court system; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the FCAMC is to increase awareness on the importance of using
scientifically valid, evidence -based, treatment programs and services that are
proven in terms of safety, effectiveness, and therapeutic value; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the FCAMC is to educate judges and other family court
professionals on evidence -based, peer -reviewed research. Such research is a
critical component to making decisions that are truly in the best interest of
children. This research includes The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
Study (co -principal investigator: Vincent Felitti, Kaiser Permanente-CDC); Child
Custody Evaluators' Beliefs About Domestic Abuse Allegations (principal
investigator: Daniel Saunders, University of Michigan, sponsored by the
National Institute of Justice); and Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving
Parental Alienation and Abuse Allegations (principal investigator, Joan S.
Meier, GW Law School, sponsored by the National Institute of Justice);
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that November 2022 be designated as
FAMILY COURT AWARENESS MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 8th Day of November 2022.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLOP-IDA
WILLIAM L. MCDANIEL, JR. , CHAIRMAN
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4.E
11/08/2022
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.E
Doc ID: 23761
Item Summary: Proclamation designating November 2022 as Family Court Awareness Month in Collier County.
To be accepted by Jessica Fenster.
Meeting Date: 11/08/2022
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist — Communications, Government, and Public Affairs
Name: Aimee Trochessett
10/28/2022 2:18 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Communications, Govt. & Public Affairs Director — County Manager's Office
Name: John Mullins
10/28/2022 2:18 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Communications, Government, and Public Affairs Deborah Curry
County Manager's Office John Mullins Division Review
County Manager's Office John Mullins County Manager Review
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending
Division Review Completed
10/28/2022 3:08 PM
Completed 11/01/2022 10:12 AM
Completed 11/01/2022 10:12 AM
11/08/2022 9:00 AM
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