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RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRIIARY AS
SELF..ESTEEM AND RESPONSIBILITY MONTH
WHEREAS, the epidemics of violence, drug abuse, teen
pregnancy, child abuse, chronic welfare dependency, and educational.
failure threaten to engulf our society, and it appears that self-
esteem may be our best hope for a preventative vaccine to develop
an immunity to these and other self-destructive behaviors; and
WHEREAS, in 1986 the Legislature passed and the Governor
signed into law AB 3659 (Chapter 1065 of the Statutes of ].986)
creating the California Task Force to promote self-esteem and
personal and social responsibility.
WHEREAS, this is an historic and hopeful effort to
develop and provide the latest knowledge and practices regarding
the significance of self-esteem in our lives and in the lives of
our children; and
WHEREAS, the County Task Force to promote self-esteem and
personal and social responsibility compiles research regarding
whether low or healthy self-esteem is causally implicated in the
following six major social problem areas: a} crime and violence;
b} drug abuse, including alcohol abuse; c) teen pregnancy; d)
child abuse; e) chronic welfare dependency; and f) failure of
children to learn up to their potential; and
WHEREAS, the task force compiles research regarding how
healthy self-esteem is nurtured and developed and rehabilitated;
and
WHEREAS, the task force searches out and compiles
listings of the model programs in this county which indicate
encouraging levels of success, with the development and the
rehabilitation of healthy self-esteem; and
WHEREAS, the task force seeks to identify policies and
programs which support the development of healthy self-esteem
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and personal and social responsibility; and
WHEREAS, the task force surveys government and other
public institutions, including government agencies, schools, and
public assistance programs to determine whether the manner in which
they treat people serves to dehumanize persons and adversely affect
their healthy self-esteem; and
WHEREAS, the eventual success of the task force's effort
will depend upon effectively communicating its findings and
recommendations into the heads and hearts, attitudes, behaviors and
practices of every individual resident of Butte County; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors
encourages the task force to recognize and seek to mobilize the
enormous and widespread experience, enthusiasm and creativity of
Californians regarding self-esteem and this task force effort; and
WHEREAS, the task force systematically endeavors to
actively involve every resident of Butte County feasible in this
historic endeavor; and
WHEREAS, the task force strives to create a sense of
participation in and ownership of this task force endeavor amongst
all residents of Butte County; and
WHEREAS, the task force develops effective vehicles for
widespread public participation throughout its endeavors,
especially for gaining input from local sources and for the
findings and recommendations (information and practises) of the
task force bask into the local communities and individual lives;
and
WHEREAS, the task force holds countywide and locally
based public hearings and meeting and seeks involvement of, and
receives input from, local community groups and programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County
Board of Supervisors recognizes February as Self-Esteem and
Responsibility Month.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of January, 1990 by the
Butte County Board of Supervisors by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors McInturf, Dolan, Vercruse, Fulton, and Chairman
McLaughlin
NOES: None
ABSENT; None
NOT VOTING: None
C
ED MC LAUGHLIN, air, Butte County
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
WILLIAM H. PH, Chief Administrative Officer
and Cl rk of th Board of Supervisors
By: