WHEREAS, 1 in 3 female teens in a dating relationship have feared for their physical safety; and

        WHEREAS, 1 in 2 teens in serious relationships have compromised their beliefs to please their partner; and

        WHEREAS, nearly 1 in 5 teens who have been in a serious relationship said their boyfriend or girlfriend threatened to hurt themselves or their partner if there was a break-up; and

         WHEREAS, 1 in 5 teens in a serious relationship report they have been hit, slapped or pushed by a partner; and

         WHEREAS, more than 1 in 4 teens have been in a relationship where their partner verbally abused them; and

         WHEREAS, studies show an extreme likelihood of violent behavior continuing into adulthood if an individual establishes violent relationship patterns during adolescence; and

        WHEREAS, 81 percent of parents surveyed either believe dating violence is not an issue or admit they do not know if it is an issue; and

        WHEREAS, it is important to increase public awareness of teen dating violence and the adverse affects it has on our society;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim February 5^th through 9^th, 2007 to be

NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION WEEK

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 1^st day of February in the year of our Lord two-thousand and seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth. 

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE