HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012002 - 2002-113 In the Matter of"Safe from the Start" Day )
March 12,2002 )
RESOLUTION NO.2002/113
WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors recognizes that children who are exposed to violence can suffer serious
short-term and long-term effects, including physical and mental trauma, difficulty in school performance,
depression, eating and sleeping problems and decreased responsiveness to adults; AND
WHEREAS adverse childhood experiencze,5 such' s witnessing or ekpenencing physical or sexual violence are
strong predictors of health behiviois`tri adolescence'and adulthcd, putting people with histories of adverse
childhood experiences at hrger sell?.of alcohdlim, drag ,abuse, depression; suicide attempts, smoking, and
higher numbers of sexualrt�,
WHEREAS the S e from` he Stert initiative, a comprehensive strategk to rhe&i6 children's exposure to
violence, is coo,, tiated by '"tkte California Attorney General's'Office in partnership witk,.10p Children and
Families 'Comr jss n, Cafif6mia ..kfiealth' and "Human Services'Agenpy, Califomia Depa t ent of Social
Services, Citi ; Coun id'and`Schools (CCS) Partnership and Court N;AND
WHERE ;"'thXenli
Conti Costa County Board of Supervisors has demonstrate! its' support,for and cpmmitment
to reduci
exposure to violence by
➢ Sen Coun stall`to participate the'"9afe from the Start"ii igional worfcshop i». r,�X 000, jolrr�ng o#her
coup s arouhef the state to devehip recommendations for policy reports I Donna D plans for reducing
ch' 's`bx sura to•violence
5NI
➢ Sup ing trte'implamentation. ,or tl�a Contra Costa Courrty,frahlily Viol hn ,' !eleven#ic r �i�n! and its�tll,�ectives
th/a# n with},raduar 'dh11d?6h{sem exposure to violence, for t�tarrr e, ,workln ;,with r�to�tablish an�J expand
ag*' ►tlprr} =19-1,r' ,
u�iation;
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( � '.. s➢ Launching the 11
' er�C� iiriesic Violence"initis#roe, which supports a variety of actrvrfies that help reduce
childro's e�rpc sure to violerlc:e, p October, 2000;,
➢ Makin "SaM from the'Stare'#he topld of the Children and Families Polre Form Quarferty iee#rn IJ)II lu!y 2001,
bnngir #�pgatheiy° local experts to exchange promfsing,,prractices inforrria qrr arrd resources for rb Ocing eh'ildren's
expo to 1614nce; t z ;
t/trlrzin techn' 1;ub�syys�is�tance through the California Attorney General's Office to p-ldh a f)alf-day* af6r fair r the Start"
wC)rlCaTtC rrrAp6rl, 4 +4r«i ND r
WHEREAS the C lffom "
from the Start' `fipols fora Attmey;Genesi°s Crime and Violencd Prevention Centel is apnrrsraring the "Safe
the Future" Expo an March 12, 2002, bnnging, together law enforcement, educators,
social services, "alth :car+ end community service providers to leaf alaout strategies that work to reduce
children's exposure tq`'vioien6e, `how to increase resources devoted to services for children and how to
evaluate promising prl rns�AAN,D
WHEREAS Contra Costa Count+ has been invited-to share promising practices`and participate on the "How to
Change Community Systems" panel it then March 12,; 2002 "Safe from the;`Start" Expo;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors declares March 12, 2002
to be "Safe from the Start" Day in Contra Costa County.
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the$ d of pervisors members present this 5th day of March,2001.
JOHN IOTA
Chair
District I Supervisor
tee"
A'YLE B.UrCKEMIA A GERBER
District H Supervisor Die r
I 644Z
MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D.GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown:
ATTESTED: March 5,2002
JOHN SWEETEN,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
County inistmtor ry
By It—e .Deputy