Subject:
Title
Resolution Acknowledging October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (District 4)
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Fiscal Impact:
There will be no impact to the General Fund.
Dept/Office:
Housing and Human Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve a Resolution recognizing October 2024 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
From the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence:
* An average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States: more than 12 million women and men over the course of a single year.
* Nearly 3 in 10 women (29%) and 1 in 10 (10%) in the United State have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by a partner and reported it having a related impact on their functioning.
* 14.8 % of women and 4% of men in the United States have been injured as a result of intimate partner violence that included rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner.
* Almost half of all women and men in the United States have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime (48.4% and 48.8% respectively).
* 1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the United States have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
* Over 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
From the National Network to End Domestic Violence:
* Domestic violence and sexual assault are pervasive, life threatening crimes affecting millions of individuals across our nation regardless of age, gender, economic status, race, religion, or education level.
* More than 1 in 4 women have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
* Nearly 8 mil...
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