Domestic Violence Awareness Month -
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City of Tigard
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
i}tar WHEREAS, domestic violence is a serious crime that affects people of all races,ages,gender identities,
socio-economic levels, religions, backgrounds, beliefs and abilities; and
33 , WHEREAS,domestic violence includes physical,emotional,social,sexual,spiritual,financial and digital
abuse; and can occur between family members, intimate partners and within dating relationships; and
�a WHEREAS, more than one in three women and one in four men in the United States report having
experienced domestic violence,stalking,sexual assault or physical assault by an intimate partner during
_L their lifetimes; and ;.
WHEREAS, one in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these rl :
children are eyewitnesses to this violence - children that grow up in violent homes are believed to be '°```i
` abused and neglected at a rate higher than the national average, often resulting in life-long trauma; and '
WHEREAS, in 2020 reports suggest a significant increase in domestic violence cases related to the
COVID-19 pandemic and a reduction in survivors seeking services due to a combination of lockdown
measures and not wanting to attend health services for fear of infection; and
WHEREAS, it is not uncommon for domestic violence abusers to isolate their victims as an act of control °*
or to reduce opportunity for disclosure of abuse, and the current societal conditions, including reduced _
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accessibility to shelters and resources, are likely furthering the impact of these actions; and :
b� € WHEREAS, the Domestic Violence Resource Center served 4,010 clients in 2019 and we have yet to
see the full impact of the pandemic and stay-at-home orders on advocacy, counseling, and housing
al services in 2020; and rtrds;`
_ WHEREAS, the Family Justice Center is a collaboration of agencies in one location so survivors can .
access the services they need in one stop, and they have facilitated over 5,200 services to survivors
annually; and .�
WHEREAS, law enforcement officers put their lives at risk daily responding to domestic violence
incidents and the Tigard Police Department believes a coordinated community effort is imperative to 3:
.. raising awareness of the increased risks to survivors due to COVID-19 and putting a stop to this cycle
of violence; and
WHEREAS, Domestic Violence Awareness Month provides an excellent platform to show support for
the domestic violence advocates, crisis hotline staff, victim service organizations, the prosecutors who
hold offenders accountable, and law enforcement officers in our community and provides the citizens of
.;; Washington County the opportunity to learn more about preventing domestic violence and show support '��
�S for the numerous organizations and individuals who provide critical advocacy, resources, hope andF
assistance to victims;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Jason B. Snider, Mayor of the City of Tigard, Oregon,
v do hereby proclaim the month of October 2020 as
A` DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH `1
in Tigard, Oregon and urge all residents to show support for the victim service organizations and law
A s enforcement officers in our community who provide critical advocacy, resources, hope and assistance 4'
` to victims.
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Dated this 22nd day of September 2020
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Tigard to be ;f
affixed.
J fon B. Snider, Mayor
City of Tigard
Attest:
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- ;. Caroline Patton, Depu City Recorder
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