Dating Violence Awareness City of Clermont
Proclamation
Teen Dating l7io .Awareness and Prevention .Month
WHEREAS, the youth of Clermont are the most precious resource and greatest hope for the future, and
ensuring their safety, well- being, positive development, and growth into healthy citizens is a priority and a
responsibility that we all share; and
"WHEREAS, one in three adolescent girls in the United States is a victim of physical, emotional, or verbal
abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds victimization rates for other types of violence affecting
youth; and
WHEREAS, violent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications for victims, who are at a
higher risk for alcohol and drug abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior, suicide, and adult re- victimization;
and
WHEREAS, by providing young people with education about healthy relationships, and by changing
attitudes that support violence, we recognize that dating violence can be prevented; and
WHEREAS, Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month provides an excellent opportunity
for citizens to learn more about the importance of healthy teen relationships and preventing teen dating
violence and to show support for the organizations and individuals who provide critical prevention work and
advocacy, services, and assistance to victims;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Harold S. Turville, Jr., Mayor of the City of Clermont, do hereby proclaim
the month of February, 2011 to be
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH
in Clermont and urge all to respond to and work toward ending teen dating violence by supporting community
efforts to empower teens to develop healthier relationships and assist victims in finding and accessing the
resources they need, creating policies in schools and by engaging in discussions with family members and peers
to promote awareness and prevention of the quiet but horrible crimes of teen dating violence in their
communities.
IN 'WITNESS 1V3 IEREOF', I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Clermont to be affixed this 22 day of February, two thousand and eleven.
i re' /�-
Harold S. Turville, Jr., May
ATTES
Tracy Ackroyd, MMC ' =
City Clerk -
`�� � F eataaa , '''''`'�`�~