| 9 | | - | Whereas, during her extraordinary 38-year tenure as the Executive Director of Prevent |
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| 10 | | - | Child Abuse Vermont (PCAVT), Linda Johnson devoted considerable energy to |
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| 11 | | - | developing innovative approaches to combating child abuse, and |
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| 12 | | - | Whereas, Linda Johnson provided invaluable leadership and guidance to PCAVT’s |
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| 13 | | - | work that “promotes and supports healthy relationships within families, schools and |
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| 14 | | - | communities to eliminate child abuse,” and |
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| 15 | | - | Whereas, her pioneering initiatives have garnered praise, both in Vermont and |
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| 16 | | - | nationally, where she is a recognized leader in the effort to prevent child abuse, |
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| 17 | | - | particularly child sexual abuse, and |
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| 7 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutionhonoringLindaC.JohnsonforheroutstandingStateandnationalcontributions |
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| 8 | + | tothepreventionofchildabuse |
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| 9 | + | Whereas,duringherextraordinary38-yeartenureastheExecutiveDirectorofPreventChildAbuseVermont |
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| 10 | + | (PCAVT),LindaJohnsondevotedconsiderableenergytodevelopinginnovativeapproachestocombatingchild |
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| 11 | + | abuse, and |
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| 12 | + | Whereas,LindaJohnsonprovidedinvaluableleadershipandguidancetoPCAVT’sworkthat“promotesand |
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| 13 | + | supportshealthyrelationshipswithinfamilies,schoolsandcommunitiestoeliminatechildabuse,” and |
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| 14 | + | Whereas,herpioneeringinitiativeshavegarneredpraise,bothinVermontandnationally,wheresheisa |
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| 15 | + | recognizedleaderintheefforttopreventchildabuse,particularlychildsexualabuse, and |
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| 19 | | - | issues facing children and their families that might lead to child abuse, and she |
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| 20 | | - | approached this daunting task compassionately, and |
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| 21 | | - | Whereas, as PCAVT executive director, she structured the organization into three |
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| 22 | | - | departments: the Family Support Programs, the Healthy Relationships Project, and the |
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| 23 | | - | Safe Environments for Infants and Toddlers services, and the PCAVT collaborates with |
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| 24 | | - | numerous public and nonprofit organizations, and |
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| 25 | | - | Whereas, Linda Johnson directed and actively engaged in PCAVT’s effective |
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| 26 | | - | advocacy campaign that led to State funding for 80 parent support groups, impacting over |
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| 27 | | - | 1,900 children, and enabling programs to be conducted in each of the five men’s prisons |
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| 28 | | - | in Vermont, and |
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| 29 | | - | Whereas, she spearheaded projects that contributed to a 66 percent reduction in the |
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| 30 | | - | number of child abuse victims and a significant decrease in the prevalence of Shaken |
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| 31 | | - | Baby Syndrome, and |
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| 32 | | - | Whereas, in December 2024, as she concluded her nearly four decades serving as the |
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| 33 | | - | PCAVT executive director, Linda Johnson was honored as the first recipient of the |
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| 34 | | - | organization’s Lifetime Champion for Children Award, now therefore be it |
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| 17 | + | issuesfacingchildrenandtheirfamiliesthatmightleadtochildabuse,andsheapproachedthisdauntingtask |
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| 18 | + | compassionately, and |
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| 19 | + | Whereas,asPCAVTexecutivedirector,shestructuredtheorganizationintothreedepartments:theFamily |
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| 20 | + | SupportPrograms,theHealthyRelationshipsProject,andtheSafeEnvironmentsforInfantsandToddlers |
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| 21 | + | services,andthePCAVTcollaborateswithnumerouspublicandnonprofitorganizations, and |
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| 22 | + | Whereas,LindaJohnsondirectedandactivelyengagedinPCAVT’seffectiveadvocacycampaignthatledto |
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| 23 | + | Statefundingfor80parentsupportgroups,impactingover1,900children,andenablingprogramstobe |
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| 24 | + | conductedineachofthefivemen’sprisonsinVermont, and |
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| 25 | + | Whereas,shespearheadedprojectsthatcontributedtoa66percentreductioninthenumberofchildabuse |
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| 26 | + | victimsandasignificantdecreaseintheprevalenceofShakenBabySyndrome, and |
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| 27 | + | Whereas,inDecember2024,assheconcludedhernearlyfourdecadesservingasthePCAVTexecutive |
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| 28 | + | director,LindaJohnsonwashonoredasthefirstrecipientoftheorganization’sLifetimeChampionforChildren |
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| 29 | + | Award,nowtherefore be it |
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