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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 29
Author: Bonilla (D) et al.
Amended: 3/15/11 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/25/11
SUBJECT : Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution designates the month of February
2011 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention
Month, and encourages all Californians to observe Teen
Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with
appropriate programs and activities that prevent teen
dating violence and promote healthy teen relationships in
their communities.
ANALYSIS : This resolution states the following:
1. Teen dating violence is a serious and growing problem
throughout California.
2. In a study of California high school pupils, seven
percent of pupils in grade 11 indicated that they were
victims of teenage dating violence in the past 12
months.
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3. According to a Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention survey, nearly 10 percent of high school
pupils have been hit, slapped, or physically hurt on
purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the 12 months
prior to the survey.
4. According to Liz Claiborne's 2009 Parent/Teen Dating
Violence Poll, approximately one in three adolescent
girls in the United States is a victim of physical,
emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a
figure that far exceeds victimization rates for other
types of violence affecting youth.
5. Almost 20 percent of teenage girls exposed to physical
dating violence did not attend school due to feeling
unsafe at school, or on the way to or from school, on
one or more occasions during the last 30 days.
6. Violent relationships in adolescence can have serious
ramifications for victims, putting them at higher risk
for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual
behavior, suicide, and adult victimization.
7. The severity of violence among intimate partners has
been shown to be greater in cases where a pattern of
violence has been established in adolescence.
8. Primary prevention programs are a key part of promoting
healthy relationships and preventing teen dating
violence, and many successful school and community
examples include education, community outreach, and
social marketing campaigns that are culturally
appropriate.
9. Skilled assessment and intervention programs are also
necessary for youth who perpetrate teen dating violence
and youth who are victimized.
10. The establishment of Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
Prevention Month will benefit schools, communities,
families, and all youth.
11. The Legislature proclaims the month of February 2011 as
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and
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supports communities to empower teens to develop healthy
and violence-free relationships throughout their lives.
12. The Legislature encourages all Californians, including
youths, parents, schools, law enforcement, state and
local officials, and other interested groups, to observe
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with
appropriate programs and activities that prevent teen
dating violence and promote healthy teen relationships
in their communities.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
RJG:kc 4/13/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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