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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 24
Author: Hall (D), et al.
Amended: 4/4/11 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 4/4/11
SUBJECT : Child Abuse Prevention Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution acknowledges the month of April
2011 as Child
Abuse Prevention Month, and encourages the people of the
State of California to work together to support
youth-serving child abuse prevention activities in their
communities and schools.
ANALYSIS : This resolution states the following:
1. Child abuse and neglect continue to pose a serious
threat to our nation's children.
2. Child abuse and neglect is a community problem and
finding solutions depends on the involvement of people
throughout the community.
3. All victims of child abuse, whether physical, sexual, or
emotional, should have access to a safe place to live,
appropriate medical care, and counseling or mental
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health services.
4. Parents, guardians, family members, foster care
providers, child care providers, educators, law
enforcement personnel, medical professionals, mental
health professionals, social service providers, and the
public all play an important role in working
collaboratively to prevent child abuse and neglect.
5. In recent years, the National Committee to Prevent Child
Abuse, the California chapter and other local
affiliates, United States military bases, and other
groups have organized Blue Ribbon Campaigns to increase
public awareness of child abuse and to promote ways to
prevent child abuse.
6. Prevent Child Abuse America, in all its forms, has
proclaimed April as National Child Abuse Prevention
Month.
7. Blue ribbons are displayed to increase awareness of
child abuse and as a strategy for Child Abuse Prevention
Month.
8. The flexibility of this program offers numerous
opportunities to be innovative and to create
partnerships within business, professional, and
community organizations.
9. That the Legislature hereby acknowledges the month of
April 2011 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, and
encourage the people of the State of California to work
together to support youth-serving child abuse prevention
activities in their communities and schools during that
month and throughout the year.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
RJG:kc 4/26/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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