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JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2, 2025,
AS START BY BELIEVING DAY IN SALT LAKE CITY
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City shares a critical concern for victims of sexual violence and
intimate partner violence and a desire to support their needs for justice and
healing; and
WHEREAS, sexual assault, rape, child sexual abuse, and domestic violence are of epidemic
proportions. One in three Utah women experience sexual assault and/or
domestic violence in their lifetimes, and one in seven Utah children experience
child sexual abuse; and
WHEREAS, current estimates suggest that a significant amount of sexual assaults are not
reported to law enforcement, with a small number reported resulting in
the conviction and incarceration of the perpetrator; and
WHEREAS, research documents that victims are far more likely to disclose their sexual
assault to a friend orfamily member, and when these loved ones respond with
doubt, shame, or blame, victims suffer additional negative effects on their
physical and psychological well-being; and
WHEREAS, the Start by Believing public awareness campaign, a program of End Violence
Against Women International, is designed to improve the responses offriends,
family members, and community professionals to help victims access supportive
resources and engage with the criminal justice system; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Salt Lake City Council and Mayor of Salt Lake City officially designate April 2,
2o25, along with thefirst Wednesday of April each year as Start by Believing Day.
Adopted this rt day of April 2025.
Erin �endenhall
Salt Lake City Mayor
Alejandro Puy, Vice Chair
Salt Lake City CouncillMethber, District %va�`��j
Lopez Chavez
Salt Lake City Council Member, District Four
Dan Dugan
Salt Lake City Council Member, District
Chris Wharton, Chair
Salt Lake City Council Member, District Three
Victoria Petro
Salt Lake City Council l
mber, District One
Darin Mano
Salt Lake City Council Member, District Five
Young
ice City Council Member, District Seven