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This project works at the community level with informational and <br /> instructive materials to educate the public about alarming facts and to prevent <br /> teen dating violence. The following facts show that we need to be proactive in <br /> this area: <br /> 1. There were an estimated 4,000 incidents of sexual assault in public schools <br /> across the U.S. during the 1996-1997 school year alone. <br /> 2. Victims of violent adolescent relationships are commonly abused in their adult <br /> relationships and are at high risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky <br /> sexual behaviors, and suicide. <br /> 3. The severity of violence among intimate partners has been shown to increase <br /> if the pattern has been established in adolescence. <br /> 4. Dating violence during adolescence has been linked to adult marital violence. <br /> 5. Every 12 seconds a woman is beaten in the U.S., and a woman is killed every <br /> six hours. <br /> The American Bar Association, Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal <br /> Needs of Children is working to raise awareness of teen dating violence through <br /> securing funding for training, the Toolkits, video, posters, teacher's guide, <br /> national publicity campaign, and student surveys. <br /> Teen dating violence happens in rural and urban areas, and occurs at all <br /> socio-economic levels. <br /> Thank you for your consideration of this matter. For additional <br /> information on this project, please contact HCCSW member Margaret Masunaga <br /> at 328-2521 or 324-7117, ext. 103, or mkmasunaga@aol.com. <br /> Aloha, <br /> Harry Kim <br /> <br /> C~/ MAYOR <br /> <br />