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CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH-APRIL 2014
WHEREAS, in 2013 1,880 reports of child abuse were serious enough to require a face-
to-face investigation and 195 children were removed from unsafe homes in Sonoma County; and
WHEREAS,the Sonoma County Blue Ribbon Campaign,sponsored by Prevent Child
Abuse Sonoma County and the California Parenting Institute, will focus on educating all of us on
the issues and magnitude of the problem; and
WHEREAS, Sonoma County's Department of Human Services, Sheriffs Department
and the District Attorney's Office has joined in recognizing and supporting the education,
prevention,treatment, and need to cease all forms of child abuse; and
WHEREAS, each year, public and private agencies throughout Sonoma County and the
State of California sponsor Child Abuse Prevention activities during the month of April to
increase community awareness about issues of child abuse; and
WHEREAS, child abuse prevention and support will continue year round, and working
together, we can make a difference for all of the children in our City.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2014 as
Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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