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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3		reports that one in three women and one in four men will
4		experience some form of physical violence by an intimate
5		partner in their lifetime; and
6		WHEREAS, Domestic abuse is a repetitive pattern of
7		behaviors to maintain power and control over an intimate
8		partner; and
9		WHEREAS, More than three million children witness domestic
10		violence in their homes each year; and
11		WHEREAS, An estimated one-half of women in abusive
12		relationships in the United States are physically injured by
13		their partner; and
14		WHEREAS, Domestic violence costs more than $37 billion a
15		year in law enforcement involvement, legal assistance, medical
16		and mental health treatment, and lost employee productivity;
17		and
18		WHEREAS, Organizations such as the National Domestic
19		Violence Hotline and the National Coalition Against Domestic
20		Violence have worked to educate, counsel, and help communities

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1		affected by domestic violence; and
2		WHEREAS, Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from
3		the "Day of Unity" held in October 1981 and was conceived by
4		the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence; and
5		WHEREAS, Since 1989, October has been designated as
6		National Domestic Violence Month; and
7		WHEREAS, With violence increasing in our schools, on our
8		streets, and in our homes, ending it should be a top priority
9		for everyone; therefore, be it