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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII •e. _meµ:`` RESOLUTION NO. 253 13 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE "TEEN DATING VIOLENCE CONFERENCES" AT PAHALA HIGH SCHOOL AND KONAWAENA HIGH SCHOOL WHEREAS, the Committee on Status of Women, in conjunction with the Department of Education State Education Program, is planning a conference to prevent teen dating violence, depression, and suicide in the County of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, the goal of the "Teen Dating Violence Conferences" is to eliminate the prevalence and cultural acceptance of teen dating violence and by increasing awareness by teenagers of its illegality and harmful future effects; and WHEREAS, violent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications for victims, who are at higher risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior, suicide, adult re-victimization, and the severity of violence among intimate partners has been shown to increase if the pattern was established in adolescence; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey reported that one of five women and one in seven men who experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner, first experienced some form of partner violence between ages of 11 and 17 years old. In a nationwide survey, 9.4 percent of high school students report being hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend in the 12 months prior to the survey; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2011 reported the following: 1. 9 percent of female and 7.9 percent of male high school students in Hawai`i experienced dating violence; and 9.8 percent female and 4.2 percent male high school students experienced being physically forced to have sexual intercourse. 2. 35.2 percent of females and 23.5 percent of male high school students in Hawai`i felt sad or hopeless almost everyday for two or more weeks in a row, and they stopped doing some of their usual activity. 3. 16.1 percent of high school students in Hawai`i "seriously considered attempting suicide" and 15 percent of high school students in Hawai`i reported they made a plan about how they would attempt suicide; and