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WHEREAS, Sexual Assault Awareness Month calls attention to the fact that
sexual violence is widespread and impacts every person in this community; and the
goal of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate
communities on how to prevent it; and,
WHEREAS, rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment harm our community, and
statistics show one in five women and one in 67 men will be raped at some point in
their lives (Smith et al., 2017); 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 sexual assault
before age 18 (Dube et al., 2005); 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, & Martin, 2007);
and,
WHEREAS, the theme of this year’s SAAM campaign is “Embrace Your Voice,” to
inform individuals on how they can use their words to stop sexual violence before it
happens by promoting safety, respect, and equality; and,
WHEREAS, our words shape the world around us. Whether you speak out against
locker room talk or help someone better understand these issues, your voice in
powerful and necessary in this conversation; individuals can embrace their voices to
show their support for survivors, stand up to victim blaming, shut down rape jokes,
correct harmful misconceptions, promote everyday consent, and practice healthy
communication with kids; and,
WHEREAS, Project HELP Inc., joins 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 April 2018 be designated as
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of April 2018.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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ANDY SOLIS, CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 5250
Item Summary: Proclamation designating April 2018 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in
Collier County. To be accepted by Eileen Wesley, Executive Director of Project HELP Inc.
Meeting Date: 04/10/2018
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
03/28/2018 2:48 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager-Communications & Cust. Relations – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Mike Sheffield
03/28/2018 2:48 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Communication and Customer Relations Mike Sheffield Additional Reviewer Completed 03/28/2018 2:52 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs County Manager Review Completed 03/29/2018 3:11 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 04/10/2018 9:00 AM
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