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Commissioners proclaim April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month; Freedom House, court cite protective order demand
Summary
Parker County issued a proclamation for Sexual Assault Awareness Month; Freedom House was represented and court staff reported over 120 protective-order applications in the prior year, averaging multiple requests per week.
Parker County’s commissioners proclaimed April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and heard remarks from a representative of Freedom House about community services for survivors.
The Freedom House representative who submitted the proclamation explained the organization’s local work and training commitments and thanked the court for recognition. County staff noted protective-order activity: the office received more than 120 protective-order applications in the past year, and staff estimated several protective-order requests come in each week. The court encouraged continued public-awareness work and noted county offices that assist survivors.
The proclamation text read statistics the office provided and called for ongoing prevention education and victim-support services; commissioners expressed appreciation for the group’s local work.
