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Backup Documents 10/11/2016 Item # 4B PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, domestic violence permeates the lives and compromises the safety of thousands of Collier County citizens with tragic, destructive and sometimes fatal results; and, WHEREAS, the problems of domestic violence are not confined to any one group of people, but affect people across all economic strata, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture and society, and are supported by societal indifference; and, WHEREAS, the crime of domestic violence violates an individual's privacy, dignity, security and humanity due to systemic use of physical, emotional, sexual, psychological, and economic control and/or abuse; and, WHEREAS, the impact of domestic violence is wide-ranging, directly affecting women, men and children and society as a whole; and, WHEREAS, The Shelter for Abused Women d Children has provided support, safety, and advocacy to domestic violence survivors and their children; and, WHEREAS, Collier County is committed to taking a firm stand against domestic violence and will remain focused on ensuring that all Collier County residents are safe in their homes and abusers are held accountable for their crimes. NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that October 2016 be designated as DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH DONE AND ORDERED THIS 11th Day of October 2016. A\\ ,111,;,'/1>; BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS .)/' COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA ( „ 14-777-2- c)1_&a.,‘ 1".""w° �( �«» ll Y ���" DONNA FIALA, CHAIRMAN