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CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH-APRIL 2012 6 t
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` WHEREAS, in 2010, there were 2,613 reports of child abuse were serious enough to
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199 children were removed from unsafe homes in Sonoma County; and i
0'5\ WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Blue Ribbon Campaign, sponsored by Prevent Child
t,'i ,. Abuse Sonoma County and the California Parenting Institute, will focus on educating all citizens
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M :y' ` ch. ° WHEREAS, the Sonoma County Department of Human Services, Sheriff's Department Y P P * r,y�
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prevention, treatment, and need to cease all forms of child abuse; and ,•
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- ' .we WHEREAS, each year public and private agencies throughout Sonoma County and the 1. z
7,. .1;'‘' State of California sponsor Child Abuse Prevention activities during the month of April to 9
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+ �'1 WHEREAS, child abuse prevention and support will continue year round, and working to.- , a•'
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G.e1- together we can make a difference for all of the children in Petaluma. ' 3
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b“k 41✓, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
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along with the members of the City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2012 as
-?v Child Abuse Prevention Month. ° �
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