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A resolution recognizing the work of Interpersonal Violence Advocates who provide crisis advocacy and support to victims of interpersonal violence in Nashville and Davidson County and declaring the last Monday in April of each year as Interpersonal Violence Advocate Appreciation Day.
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WHEREAS, Interpersonal Violence (IPV) advocates work tirelessly each year to provide crisis advocacy and support to victims of interpersonal violence. IPV advocates include hotline and emergency call-takers, victim witness coordinators, case managers, court and community-based advocates, and those that assist with resulting grief and trauma. All professions who in their work with victims of interpersonal violence experience vicarious trauma in the work they do; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 26% of Americans ages 18 and older -- about 1 in 4 adults -- suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder each year. Every year, more than 4 million referrals are made to child protection agencies involving more than 4.3 million children. 1 in 6 women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime. 1 in 33 of men have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. Domestic violence affects an estimated 10 million people every year; as many as one in four women and one in nine men are victims of domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, interpersonal violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence. It includes, intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, trafficking, and stalking; and
WHEREAS, the consequences of experiencing interpersonal violence are pervasive and enduring. Evidence confirms that exposure to violence increases the risks of injuries, infectious diseases, mental health problems, reproductive health problems, and noncommunicable diseases, loss of income and personal autonomy; and
WHEREAS, the job of ...
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