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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3		report 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
10		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11		HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12		we recognize National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in
13		October of 2021 and support and commend the efforts of those
14		people and organizations who work tirelessly to help victims
15		break free of the devastating effects of domestic abuse and
16		work to ameliorate this scourge on society, thereby creating
17		safer communities for all.