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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
age 18 (Dube et al., 2005); and,
WHEREAS, 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); and,
WHEREAS, On campus, one in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted during
their time in college (Krebs, Lindquist, Warner, Fisher, .4 Martin, 2007); and,
WHEREAS, We must work together to educate our community about sexual violence
prevention, supporting survivors, and speaking out against harmful attitudes
and actions; and,
WHEREAS, Prevention is possible when everyone gets involved. The first step is increasing
education, awareness, and community involvement. It's time for all of us to
take action to create a safer environment for all.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that April 2016 be designated as
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 12th Day of April, 2016
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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