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WHEREAS, complications of untreated teen depressions are far-reaching and may effect many aspects of a young person's life which include; school absenteeism and decreased performance, strained relations with parents and siblings, withdrawal from peers leading to reduced support systems, emotional distress, increased chance of smoking and excess alcohol and drug use, and potential suicide; and WHEREAS, clinical depression is a serious medical illness, which affects over one million U.S. teenagers and most of the time their parents and other adults do not know they are depressed; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawai`i, Department of Health reported the following: 1. Suicides and Suicide Attempts Data Summary 1991-2012 reports an average of 170 suicides each year (about one every 2.15 days, all age groups), while another 895 were hospitalized after attempting to take their own lives. 2. Suicide was the leading cause of death in Hawai`i for 15-24 year olds in 2011, making it the leading cause of injury-related death for most age groups, all but the very young and very old outpaced car crashes, homicide, poisoning and drowning (State of Hawai`i Department of Health, http://health.hawaii.gov/injuryprevention/home/suicide-prevention/information); and WHEREAS, the conference's target group for prevention of teen dating violence, depression, and suicide will be the students, teachers, advisors, and counselors from West Hawai`i high schools, and middle schools, which the primary conference speaker will be Dr. Jill Murray from California; and WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from Council District 6 will be appropriated to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, for the Committee on Status of Women, Teen Dating Violence, Depression, and Suicide Prevention conferences which will be held at Pahala High School and Konawaena High School; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below: FUND: General AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $10,000 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC —Contingency Relief $10,000 2