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CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
 
Agenda Item: 5. 


Date Prepared:  12/13/2016 Council Meeting Date: 1/10/2017

TO:Council Members 
FROM:  Mayor Cathy Carlat 
SUBJECT:
Proclamation Recognizing January as “Care Enough to Get in the Way Month" 

Purpose:

To recognize January as “Care Enough to Get in the Way Month”.
Background/Summary:

The recently published Arizona Child Fatality Review Program annual report states that 768 Arizona children died last year; 39% of those deaths were preventable.  The report says suicides have increased 81% since 2009 stating one factor is the stigma associated with asking for help. It is time for everyone to take a stand and care enough to save a life! A group of women from the Leadership West Class 22 are working towards erasing the stigma to ask for help, and turning it into an action plan with their inaugural student-led #CareEnough to Get in the Way Youth Conference held January 26th, 2017 at ASU West from 9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. The conference will bring students, police chiefs, government officials, parents and teachers together and provide the tools to take back to their schools with the goal to inspire the 50,000 students in their own schools to Speak Up, Stand Up and Save A Life.

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Care Enough Proclamation
Contact Name and Number:  

Mayor Cathy Carlat 773-5133