File #: 24-353    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ceremonial Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/22/2024 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 4/2/2024 Final action:
Title: 9:10 A.M. - Presentation of Proclamation Designating the Month of April 2023 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Lake County
Sponsors: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Attachments: 1. Sexual Assault Awareness Month_April 2024
Memorandum


Date: April 2, 2024

From: Lake County Board of Supervisors

Subject: Presentation of 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 design...

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