Bill Text: MI HR0172 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare October 2019 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-02 - Adopted [HR0172 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HR0172-Enrolled.html
substitute for
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 172
A resolution to declare October 2019 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), Domestic Violence Awareness Month was launched nationwide in October 1981 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues and raise awareness for those issues; and
Whereas, NCADV defines domestic violence as the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse; and
Whereas, Domestic violence impacts individuals in every community of our state, regardless of age, economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality; and
Whereas, Perpetrators of domestic violence intentionally engage in a pattern of behavior to exert coercive control in intimate partner relationships, violating the fundamental human rights of those they abuse; and
Whereas, The Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCEDSV) documented for the 2018 NNEDV National Census of Domestic Violence Services that MCEDSV member programs provided counseling, advocacy, shelter, and/or other forms of support for over 2,649 survivors during the 24-hour survey period, while additionally providing education and training for over 319 individual community members across our state; and
Whereas, While throughout the last three decades, much progress has been made to support domestic violence victims and survivors and to hold abusers accountable, continued awareness, education, and action are crucial to intervention in and prevention of domestic violence; and
Whereas, We must work together to educate our entire population about what can be done to prevent domestic violence, hold perpetrators accountable, support the individual and unique needs of survivors, and ensure that survivors are not re-victimized; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare October 2019 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the state of Michigan. We strongly support the efforts of national, state, and local partners, and every citizen to actively engage in public and private efforts to prevent domestic violence. We will take appropriate action and support one another to create a safer environment in order to help end domestic violence.
