HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 01 - Family Court Awareness MonthCity Council Agenda Report
City of Lake Elsinore 130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
www.lake-elsinore.org
File Number: ID# 22-408
Agenda Date: 10/25/2022 Status: Approval ReviewVersion: 1
File Type: PresentationIn Control: City Council / Successor Agency
Agenda Number: 1)
Family Court Awareness Month
Proclaim the month of November 2022 as “Family Court Awareness Month” in the City of Lake Elsinore.
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Family Court Awareness Month
WHEREAS, the mission of the Family Court Awareness Month Committee
(FCAMC) is to increase awareness on the importance of a family court system that
prioritizes child safety and acts in the best interest of children;
WHEREAS, the mission at the FCAMC is fueled by the desire to create
awareness and change in the family court system for the conservatively estimated,
58,000 children a year ordered into unsupervised contact with abusive parents, while
honoring the hundreds of children who have been reported as murdered during
visitation with a dangerous parent;
WHEREAS, the mission of the FCAMC is to increase awareness on the
importance of empirically-based education and training on domestic violence and
child abuse, including emotional, psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, as well as
childhood trauma, coercive control, and post separation abuse for judges and all
professionals working on cases within the family court system;
WHEREAS, the mission of the FCAMC is to increase awareness on the
importance of using scientifically valid, evidence-based, treatment programs and
services that are proven in terms of safety, effectiveness, and therapeutic value; and
WHEREAS, the mission at the FCAMC is to educate judges and other family
court professionals on evidence-based, peer-reviewed research and is a critical
component to making decisions that are truly in the best interest of children.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of
the City of Lake Elsinore, California, does
hereby proclaim the month of November 2022 to be
“Family Court Awareness Month” in the City of Lake
Elsinore and encourages all residents to support their
local communities' efforts to prevent the harm of
children in the hands of family members and to honor
and value the lives of children.
Timothy J. Sheridan, Mayor