https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6902667&GUID=28B32F64-A7A2-42E4-9857-A0F695B2575BLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6902667&GUID=28B32F64-A7A2-42E4-9857-A0F695B2575B28B32F64-A7A2-42E4-9857-A0F695B2575B-2024-11-21-13-57-56Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION COOK COUNTY RECOGNIZES OCTOBER 2024 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH (DVAM) WHEREAS, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) is a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence in October which Congress declared in 1989; and WHEREAS, DVAM is a time to uplift the experiences and resilience of survivors, as well as educate and support households experiencing this hardship; and WHEREAS, domestic violence is a pattern of physical and psychological abuse, threats, intimidation, isolation, or economic coercion used by one person to exert power and control over another person in the context of a dating, familial, or household relationship; and WHEREAS, intimate partner violence can happen to anyone at any point in a relationship, and affects people of all ages as well as all racial, ethnic, gender, economic, and religious backgrounds; and WHEREAS, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, nearly 3 in 10 women (29%) and 1 in 10 men (10%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by a Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:57:56 GMT