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Proclamation - Naming the Month of April, 2007 as " Child Abuse Awareness Month" in Comal County
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Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month Pamplet
Proclamation Naming the month
of April, 2007 as "Child Abuse
Prevention Awareness Month" in Comal County WHEREAS, More than 61,433
cases of child abuse and neglect have been confirmed in Texas;
and WHEREAS, more than 122 children in Comal County are
confirmed victims of child abuse each year; and WHEREAS, 125 abused and/or neglected children were placed
under the care of the state in Comal County in 2006; and WHEREAS, child abuse prevention is a community
responsibility and finding solutions depends on involvement
among all people; and WHEREAS, communities must make every effort to promote
programs that benefit children and their families; and WHEREAS, effective child abuse prevention
programs succeed because of partnerships among agencies,
schools, religious organizations, law enforcement agencies and
the business community; and WHEREAS, everyone in the community should become more
aware of child abuse prevention and encourage parents to raise
their children in a safe, nurturing environment. WHEREAS, community organizations such as the Comal
County Child Welfare Board, Court Appointed Special Advocates
(CASA), Children’s Advocacy Center of Comal County, Connections
Individual and Family Services, Inc., Early Childhood
Intervention, Comal County District Attorney’s Office, The
Crisis Center of Comal County, Texas Department of Family and
Protective Services, Comal County Sheriff’s Office, New
Braunfels, Bulverde, Garden Ridge, and Schertz Police
Departments, Communities in Schools, Sexual Assault Response
Team of Comal County, New Braunfels ISD, Comal ISD, St. Jude's
Ranch For Children - Bulverde Campus, St. Jude's Ranch For
Children - Emergency Shelter, Hill Country MHMR,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Commissioners' Court of Comal County, duly convened and acting in its capacity as the governing body of Comal County, does hereby proclaim the month of April, 2007 as "Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month" in Comal County and urge all citizens to work together to help reduce child abuse and neglect significantly in the years to come.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5th day of April 2007