City of Philadelphia - File #: 000564

• File #: 000564
• Version: 0
• Type: Privileged Resolution
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/14/2000
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/14/2000
• Title: Recognizing September 26, 2000 as STOP IT NOW! Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Day in the City of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Kenney, Council President Verna, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Mariano

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/14/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
9/14/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/14/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Recognizing September 26, 2000 as STOP IT NOW! Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Body
WHEREAS, Everyone in our society is affected when we find that each year one in five girls and one in seven boys are sexually abused by the age of eighteen; and

WHEREAS, Experts recognize that 84% of sexual assault cases go unreported, despite the many committed, knowledgeable and caring organizations working hard to help these courageous children and their families, and

WHEREAS, Dozens of studies demonstrate the long-term and devastating harm sexual abuse has on the victims, their families and the community in which they live; and

WHEREAS, Adults, not children, must be responsible for preventing child sexual abuse requiring a public health approach to teach adults, including abusers and people that know them, new skills for questioning, challenging, preventing and stopping inappropriate sexual behavior by adults and adolescents; and

WHEREAS, STOP IT NOW! PHILADELPHIA is a charitable organization that is part of a national movement dedicated to creating public awareness about the trauma of child sexual abuse with the ultimate mission of ending sexual abuse of children. STOP IT NOW! PHILADELPHIA is a city-wide initiative supported by many organizations and individuals, including The Joseph J. Peters Institute, The Philadelphia Children's Alliance, The Institute for Safe Families, The Special Victims Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department, Women Organized Against Rape, The Department of Human Services, The Family Support Line of Delaware County and Support Children/Adult Network, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, On September 26, 2000 STOP IT NOW!PHILADELPHIA celebrates the commencement of its public awareness campaign in Philadelphia; now therefore

RESOLVED, THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Hereby recognize September 26, 2000 as STOP IT NOW! Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Day in the City of Philadelphia, and extends C...