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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 partner and reported it having a related impact on their functioning; and
WHEREAS, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, women are disproportionately impacted by domestic violence, with 1 in 2 women and 2 in 5 men experiencing sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, an average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, equating to more than 12 million women and men over a single year; and
WHEREAS, about 45 million children witness family violence during their childhood; and
WHEREAS, over 47% of women have encountered contact with sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, a June 20...
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