Full Text of HR0184 102nd General Assembly
HR0184 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Teen dating violence, also known as dating abuse, | 3 | | is a serious and growing problem throughout Illinois; this | 4 | | abuse can include physical violence,
sexual violence,
| 5 | | psychological aggression,
stalking, and other harmful | 6 | | behaviors and can happen in person, online, and through other | 7 | | technology; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Teen dating violence intervention and prevention | 9 | | programs can help to ensure a positive school climate and safe | 10 | | learning environment for all youth aged 12 to 24; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Education and outreach programs to community | 12 | | members address warning signs of teen dating violence among | 13 | | youth before behaviors escalate and protect the safety of | 14 | | targeted youth; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Consistent with the Centers for Disease Control | 16 | | and Prevention's recommendations for a comprehensive primary | 17 | | prevention program, multiple strategies are required, such as | 18 | | teaching safe and healthy relationship skills, engaging | 19 | | influential adults and peers, disrupting the developmental | 20 | | pathways toward partner violence, creating protective | 21 | | environments, strengthening economic supports for families, | 22 | | and supporting survivors to increase safety and lessen harm; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Each year, nearly one in 11 female and | 3 | | approximately one in 14 male high school students report | 4 | | having experienced physical dating violence; 26 percent of | 5 | | women and 15 percent of men who were victims of contact sexual | 6 | | violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate | 7 | | partner in their lifetime first experienced these or other | 8 | | forms of violence by that partner before the age of 18; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and | 10 | | Prevention's teen dating violence prevention model, Dating | 11 | | Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships, one | 12 | | in three adolescents report verbal, emotional, physical, or | 13 | | sexual dating abuse each year; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, According to the American Psychological | 15 | | Association, one in three teens aged 14 to 20 have experienced | 16 | | dating abuse, and about the same number say they have | 17 | | committed dating abuse themselves; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, More than 40 percent of Native American children | 19 | | experience two or more acts of violence by the age of 18; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and | 21 | | Prevention, one in nine female teens and one in 36 male teens |
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, 43 percent of LGB teens reported experiencing | 4 | | physical dating violence compared to 29 percent of | 5 | | heterosexual youth; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, 59 percent of LGB teens have reported emotional | 7 | | abuse compared to 46 percent of heterosexual youth; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Fifty percent of transgender youth have reported | 9 | | experiencing sexual violence at some point in their lives; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Teen dating violence has been linked to other | 11 | | forms of violence and aggression against peers, including | 12 | | sexual harassment, sexual violence, and physical violence; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Survivors of teen dating violence have increased | 14 | | risk for truancy and dropping out of school, teen pregnancy, | 15 | | suicide, depression, anxiety, having eating disorders, using | 16 | | alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and engaging in antisocial | 17 | | behaviors like lying, stealing, bullying, or violence; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Nearly one-half of students who experience dating | 19 | | violence have reported that some of the abuse took place on | 20 | | school grounds; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Survivors of teen dating violence are also at | 2 | | increased risk for carrying a weapon to school, being | 3 | | threatened or injured with a weapon at school, and damaging | 4 | | school property; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Youth who are survivors in high school are at | 6 | | higher risk for victimization during college, and adolescent | 7 | | perpetrators of dating violence are more likely to abuse their | 8 | | intimate partners as adults; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, During the pre-teen and teen years, it is | 10 | | critical for youth to begin learning the skills
needed to | 11 | | create and maintain healthy relationships; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The establishment of Teen Dating Violence | 13 | | Awareness and Prevention Month will benefit schools, | 14 | | communities, families, and all youth; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we declare February of 2022 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness | 18 | | and Prevention Month and encourage communities to empower | 19 | | teens to develop healthy and violence-free relationships | 20 | | throughout their lives; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the people of Illinois, including | 2 | | schools, community groups, families, and youth, to observe | 3 | | Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month with | 4 | | programs and activities that raise awareness about the | 5 | | dynamics of teen dating violence and support youth in learning | 6 | | the skills to have safe and healthy relationships.
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