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TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH FEBRUARY
2024
WHEREAS, each year in the U.S., nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide
experience physical abuse from a dating partner; and
WHEREAS, in the U.S., 1 in 3 teens will experience physical, sexual or emotional abuse; and
WHEREAS, only 33% of teens who were in an abusive relationship ever told anyone;
and
WHEREAS, teens who suffer dating abuse are subject to long-term consequences
like alcoholism, eating disorders, promiscuity, thoughts of suicide, and
violent behavior; and
WHEREAS, the City of Apache Junction and the community must work together to
ensure the safety of our teens and create a
world where every teen can live free of dating violence; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Walter"Chip" Wilson, Mayor of the City of Apache
Junction,Arizona, do hereby proclaim February 2024, as
TEEN DATING VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH
Signed and attested to this i G day of , 2024.
Walter"Chip" Wilson
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jennifer Pina
City Clerk