Proc. 2012-20 Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month 02-12
PROCLAMATION
NO. 2012-20
WHEREAS each year, about one in four teens report being the victim of verbal,
physical, emotional, or sexual violence; and
WHEREAS adolescents in controlling or violent relationships may carry these
dangerous and unhealthy patterns into future relationships; and
WHEREAS young people can be afraid to discuss this, or they may not recognize
the severity of physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, and parents and
other adults can also be uncomfortable acknowledging that young
people experience abuse, or may be unaware of its occurrence; and
WHEREAS emotional abuse may occur by using digital technology, including
frequent text messages, threatening emails, and the circulation of
embarrassing messages or photographs without consent, which can
be devastating to young teens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me
as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
February 2012
be declared:
“Teen Dating Violence Awareness
and Prevention Month”
in the City of Huntsville, and call upon our citizens to resolve to do our part to break the
silence and create a culture of healthy relationships for all our young people.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 7 day of February 2012.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor