Proclamation®
WHEREAS, 41% of women and 26% of men have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime and reported a related impact; WHEREAS, domestic violence is not confined to any group or groups of people, but crosses all economic, racial, gender, educational, religious, and societal barriers, and is sustained by societal indifference; and
WHEREAS, the crime of domestic violence violates an individual's privacy, dignity, security, and humanity due to the systematic use of physical, emotional, sexual, psychological, and economic control and/or abuse; and
WHEREAS, about 16 million women and 11 million men who reported experiencing intimate partner violence in their lifetime said that they first experience it before age 18; and WHEREAS, victims of violence should have access to medical and legal services, counseling, transitional housing, and other supportive services so they can escape the cycle of abuse; and WHEREAS, the House of Ruth provides life-saving domestic violence services for residents of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chino works closely with the County of San Bernardino to offer Choices Batterers' Treatment, a court-mandated program, to help individuals identify and manage anger issues; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chino is committed to working in partnership to increase public awareness of domestic violence and to eliminate it through prevention and education.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EUNICE M. ULLOA, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHINO, do hereby proclaim October 2024, as
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
and urge all citizens to work towards the elimination of domestic violence in our community.
PRESENTED THIS 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER 2024.
EUNICE M. ULLOA, Mayor
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NATALIE GONZAGA, City Clerk