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Backup Documents 04/14/2015 Item # 4G L4 G PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Sexual Assault Awareness Month calls attention to the fact that sexual violence is widespread and impacts every person in this community, and WHEREAS, Rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment harm our community, and statistics show one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives (Black et al., 2011), and WHEREAS, Child sexual abuse prevention must be a priority to confront the reality that one in six boys and one in four girls will experience a sexual assault before the age 18 (Dube et al., 2005). Young people experience heightened rates of sexual violence, and youth ages 12-17 were 2.5 times as likely to be victims of rape or sexual assault (Snyder d Sickmund, 2006).On campus, one in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted during their time in college (Krebs, Lindquist, Warner, Fisher, d Martin, 2007), and WHEREAS, We as a whole, must work together to educate our community about sexual violence prevention, supporting survivors, and speaking out against harmful attitudes and actions. When we actively get involved we can prevent sexual violence. The first step is increasing education, awareness, and community • involvement, and WHEREAS, Project HELP, Inc. will join with other Sexual Assault Service Providers, the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, and other interested organizations in public awareness initiatives intended to generate greater public understanding of the issues surrounding sexual assault, and WHEREAS, It is time for all of us to take action to create a safer environment for all. I join advocates and communities across the country in taking action to prevent sexual violence, NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that the Month of April 2015 be designated as SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14th Day of April, 2015 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ^ .-- 41 i)11 COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA-----r--6°,a---„.„, (Ct- - ,, 11 . ) i�„,e.,„5 TIM NANCE, CHAIRMAN ___„„)