SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 203
WHEREAS, The Texas Senate takes pride in honoring
Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas, Incorporated, and
recognizing February 23, 2005, as Children's Advocacy Centers
of Texas Day at the Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas,
Incorporated, was founded with a charter membership of 13 local
advocacy centers and has grown to include 59 local centers
throughout the state, which makes it the largest organization of
children's advocacy centers in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The local advocacy centers work to restore
normalcy in the lives of abused children and create partnerships
with communities and agencies to foster the investigation and
prosecution of child abuse cases; and
WHEREAS, Child abuse and neglect continue to occur with
devastating consequences; studies indicate that abused and
neglected children are more likely to be arrested for a juvenile
crime and more likely to be arrested as an adult; and
WHEREAS, This invaluable organization utilizes four
diverse disciplines, law enforcement, criminal justice, social
work, and medical and mental health, to create a collaborative
model to address the issue of child abuse; this collaboration
results in prompt, efficient, and comprehensive sharing of
information and evidence and diminishes the often traumatic
investigative process; and
WHEREAS, Child abuse and neglect remain pressing issues
that should concern all the citizens of the state; local advocacy
centers offer abused children a safe haven with accessible
information and therapeutic services to engender healing; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby commend Children's Advocacy Centers of
Texas, Incorporated, for their contributions to communities
across the state and honor their worthy achievements on
Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas Day; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an
expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Lindsay
Averitt Jackson Shapiro
Deuell Lucio Staples
Eltife Madla Wentworth
Gallegos Nelson Williams
Harris Ogden Zaffirini
Seliger
Dewhurst, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 22, 2005.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate