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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 572
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas encourages |
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citizens across this state to recognize April of 2013 as Child |
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Abuse Prevention Month; and |
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WHEREAS, As a society, all adult Americans must protect and |
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respect the rights of our most vulnerable citizens; children are |
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not only our most precious resource but also our collective hope, |
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and they are a reminder of our universal humanity; and |
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WHEREAS, Child abuse, neglect, and abandonment |
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unfortunately continue to occur in our society; Child Abuse |
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Prevention Month promotes awareness and action regarding this |
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painful but growing problem; many advocates for children wear |
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blue ribbons during this time in memory of those who have died |
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from child abuse; and |
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WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2012, the Texas Department of |
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Family and Protective Services received reports of nearly |
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276,000 alleged victims of child abuse and confirmed over 64,000 |
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cases; tragically, 212 children died last year as a result of |
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abuse; and |
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WHEREAS, Most cases of child abuse result from neglect or |
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indifference or a refusal to act on the part of an adult who is |
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aware of the abuse; and while no single entity can prevent child |
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abuse or solve the complex chain of social, familial, and |
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behavioral circumstances that lead to abuse, communities must |
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work unceasingly to stop the cycle of abuse in our society; and |
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WHEREAS, Neighbors, teachers, and others who are in a |
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position to sound the alarm must step up their efforts and |
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intervene; communities must also identify abusers and steer them |
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to programs that address their abusive patterns; many programs |
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and agencies provide such services on local and statewide levels, |
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and the time to act is now; we in Texas and around the nation must |
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protect our most vulnerable and precious citizens--our children; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby proclaim April of 2013 Child Abuse |
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Prevention Month and extend sincere best wishes to all the Texas |
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agencies and partnerships that are working to reverse this |
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painful and ongoing societal problem; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 2, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |