HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3c. Teen Dating Violence Action & Prevention Month Proclamation
WHEREAS Teen Dating Violence Action and Prevention Month calls attention to the fact that dating
violence is widespread and impacts every young person in San Luis Obispo; and
WHEREAS, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 11 female teens
and 1 in 15 male teens reported experiencing physical violence in the last year: and
WHEREAS, according to the CDC, 1 in 9 female and 1 in 36 male high school students report having
experienced sexual dating violence in the last year; and
WHEREAS, according to the CDC, 1 in 3 adolescents report verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual
dating abuse each year; and
WHEREAS, Rates of dating violence affect LGBTQ+ youth at rates higher than their cisgender and
heterosexual peers; and
WHEREAS, Teen dating violence has been linked to other forms of violence and aggression, and
survivors are more likely to suffer from eating disorders, drug and alcohol use, dropout, teen
pregnancy, future abusive relationships and suicide; and
WHEREAS, nearly half of students who experience dating violence have reported that some of
the abuse took place on school grounds; and
WHEREAS, Lumina Alliance continues to provide a safe environment for young people affected by
teen dating violence, with crisis intervention, counseling, legal services, safe emergency housing
and local community prevention programs, such as Close to Home; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of Teen Dating Violence Action and Prevention Month will benefit
schools, communities, families, and all youth; and
WHEREAS, The City of San Luis Obispo joins Lumina Alliance and Close to Home and other advocates
and communities across the country in taking action to prevent dating violence, and acknowledges
that each day of the year is an opportunity to create change for the f uture
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, I, Erica a. Stewart, Mayor of the City of San Luis Obispo on behalf
of the entire city council, in recognition of the important work done by dating violence programs,
do hereby proclaim the month of February as Teen Dating Violence Action
Teen Dating violence action and
prevention Month
February 2023
February 21, 2023
Mayor Date