STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1785

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.C.R. No. 136

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 136, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND JUDICIARY TO INCORPORATE RESEARCH AND STRATEGIES REGARDING ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES INTO THEIR WORK WITH CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM TRAUMA,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage state agencies that educate and provide services to Hawaii's children to incorporate research and evidence-based strategies to address adverse childhood experience into their work with children who have experienced trauma.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Stop Abuse Campaign, Blueprint for Change, Mental Health America of Hawaii, IMUAlliance, and several individuals.  The Department of Education submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 136, S.D. 1, and recommend that it be referred to your Committees on Education and Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Human Services,

____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA, Chair

____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair