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PRINTER'S NO. 3318
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
826
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY R. BROWN, BARRAR, BRADFORD, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE,
CONKLIN, CORBIN, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DAVIS, DEASY, DiGIROLAMO,
DUSH, FEE, FRANKEL, GROVE, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, KAVULICH,
KINSEY, KRUEGER-BRANEKY, LONGIETTI, MARSICO, McCLINTON,
J. McNEILL, MEHAFFIE, MENTZER, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MURT,
O'NEILL, OBERLANDER, PASHINSKI, PICKETT, M. QUINN, READSHAW,
ROTHMAN, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, TOEPEL,
TOOHIL, WARD, WARREN, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 11, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 11, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of April 2018 as "Sexual Assault Awareness
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Sexual violence consists of a range of heinous
behaviors, including rape, incest, molestation, date and
acquaintance rape, statutory rape, marital or partner rape,
ritual abuse, sexual exploitation, forced prostitution, indecent
sexual contact, sexual harassment, exhibitionism and voyeurism;
and
WHEREAS, One in five girls and one in six boys will be
sexually assaulted before reaching 18 years of age; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, it is estimated that more than
876,000 adult women and 111,200 adult men each year are
subjected to the traumatic experience of being raped; and
WHEREAS, Victims of sexual violence are more likely to
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experience long-term mental health consequences, including
suicide and attempted suicide, eating disorders, substance
abuse, promiscuity, low self-esteem, psychiatric
hospitalizations and posttraumatic stress disorder; and
WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
identified sexual violence as an urgent and costly public health
crisis; and
WHEREAS, The American Medical Association has stated that
sexual violence is a silent, violent epidemic which is growing
at alarming rates and traumatizing the women, men and children
of this nation; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other law
enforcement agencies across the nation indicate that sexual
violence is the most underreported crime in the United States,
with only an average of 31% of rape and sexual assault incidents
being reported to police; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of April 2018 as "Sexual Assault Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania and recognize that it is time to take action
against sexual violence by uniting the efforts of those who work
on behalf of victims of sexual violence to educate individuals
to prevent sexual violence and to eliminate sexual crimes in our
communities.
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