Memorandum
Date: April 2, 2024
From: Lake County Board of Supervisors
Subject: Adopt Proclamation Designating the Month of April 2023 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Lake County
Executive Summary:
WHEREAS, in 2023, Lake County agencies responded to the needs of 390 sexual assault victims and their significant others and/or family members, and
WHEREAS no one person, organization, agency, or community can eliminate sexual assault on their own and the partnership between public and private Lake County agencies is invaluable, and
WHEREAS child sexual abuse prevention must be a priority to confront the reality that children are being abused. One in six boys and one in four girls will experience a sexual assault before the age of 18, and
WHEREAS Lake Family Resource Center has been instrumental in leading the way in the County of Lake in addressing sexual assault by providing 24-hour hotline services, continuing support, advocacy and accompaniment to victims/survivors and their significant others, and
WHEREAS, ending sexual assault in Lake County must include active public and private efforts to Speak Out Against Sexual Violence; and it is time for all of us to start conversations, take appropriate action and support one another to create a safer environment for all residents, and
WHEREAS staff and volunteers of the Lake Family Resource Center Rape Crisis Center work year-round to encourage every person to Speak Out Against Sexual Violence and to support survivors by providing prevention education and survivor empowerment information, and
WHEREAS Lake Family Resource Center and the District Attorney's office, Victim-Witness Division, local law enforcement agencies, hospitals and schools have set an important example of how forging collaborative relationships improves the quality of service for those impacted by sexual violence, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Lake does hereby designate the mo...
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