Agenda 04/14/2015 Item # 4G 4/14/2015 4.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).0n 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
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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TIM NANCE, CHAIRMAN
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4/14/2015 4.G.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.4.G.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating April 2015 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month
in Collier County.To be accepted by representatives of Project HELP, Inc. - Eileen Wesley,
Victim Services Coordinator and Michelle English, Executive Director.
Meeting Date: 4/14/2015
Prepared By
Name: FlanaganJim
Title:Executive Coordinator to Commissioner,
4/2/2015 5:03:22 PM
Submitted by
Title: Executive Coordinator to Commissioner,
Name: FlanaganJim
4/2/2015 5:03:23 PM
Approved By
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager-Communications&Cust. Relations,
Date: 4/3/2015 9:04:26 AM
Name: DurhamTim
Title: Executive Manager of Corp Business Ops,
Date: 4/3/2015 9:27:27 AM
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