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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
WHEREAS, October is recognized as Domestic Violence, awareness month; and
WHEREAS, Domestic Violence is considered by the United States Department of Justice as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner; and
WHEREAS, Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, psychological, or technological actions or threats of actions or other patterns of coercive behavior that influence another person within an intimate partner relationship. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone, and
WHEREAS, According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1 in 3 woman and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical violence from an intimate partner; and
WHEREAS, According to the CDC Domestic Violence is a public health issue with societal costs. 78% of female survivors and 48% of male survivors experience some form of injury related to violence from their intimate partner; and
WHEREAS, Data from United States Crime Reports suggest that 1 in 5 homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner; and
WHEREAS, the lifetime economic cost associated with, medical services, intimate partner violence injuries, lost productivity from paid work, criminal justice and others are $3.6 trillion. The average cost of domestic violence over a lifetime for a woman is $103,767 and for men is $23, 414 according to the CDC; and
WHEREAS, Children suffer from Domestic Violence. Every year 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to Domestic violence;
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners has worked to address Domestic Violence issues by creating a 24 hotline for Orders of Protection through the Circuit Co...
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