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Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month
ERIC PHILLIPS Proclamation
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cityHeff WHEREAS, children are vital to our community's future success, prosperity and quality of
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www.cityofcaldwell.or9 WHEREAS, systems of oppression such as racism, sexism, classism, ageism, etc., contribute
to the higher rates of child abuse and sexual harassment, assault, and abuse;
WHEREAS, child abuse statistics estimate that about 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys experience
child sexual abuse before age 18 in the U.S.
WHEREAS, freedom from child abuse and sexual assault is a basic human right, and
WHEREAS, communities that provide individuals with the social support and knowledge of
the prevalence of child abuse and sexual assault, and concrete resources needed to cope
with these horrific acts of violence, and;
WHEREAS, effective strategies of prevention and awareness for both, child abuse and
sexual assault succeed because of partnerships created among citizens, human service
agencies, schools, faith communities, health care providers, civic organizations, law
enforcement agencies, and the business community;
NOW THEREFORE, I Erik Philips, Mayor of the City of Caldwell, do hereby proclaim April,
2026, as:
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
and
SEXUAL ASSUALT AWARENESS MONTH
In the Hof Caldwell and urge all citizens to become a part of community effort to makr-
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Mayor Phillips
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