Bill Text: HI SCR225 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Develop Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus Specific Training Guidelines For State Agencies That Serve And Assist Survivors Of Intimate Partner Violence.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-19 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hashimoto, McKelvey, Ward excused (3). [SCR225 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2022-SCR225-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

225

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO DEVELOP LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, PLUS SPECIFIC TRAINING GUIDELINES FOR STATE AGENCIES THAT SERVE AND ASSIST SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.

 

 


     WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes intimate partner violence as a serious, preventable problem that includes physical violence, sexual violence, stalking and psychological aggression by a current or former intimate partner; and

 

     WHEREAS, many survivors of intimate partner violence experience long-term physical and psychological health effects, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy; and

 

     WHEREAS, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus (LGBTQ+) individuals experience physical and sexual intimate partner violence at a higher rate than heterosexual individuals but are less likely to report it; and

 

     WHEREAS, there are barriers specific to LGBTQ+ individuals who are survivors of intimate partner violence that hinder them from seeking help; and

 

     WHEREAS, there is limited understanding of LGBTQ+ intimate partner violence, including the unique manipulation and control tactics used by their abusers; and

 

     WHEREAS, many LGBTQ+ victims feel further victimized by intimate partner violence shelters, first responders, and health care providers due to ignorance, insensitivity, and bias; and

 

     WHEREAS, this translates into a large number of LGBTQ+ victims who are left without sources of support; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Human Services is requested to develop LGBTQ+ specific training guidelines for state agencies that serve and assist survivors of intimate partner violence; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Human Service is requested to obtain input for the training guidelines from relevant advocates and professionals; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that state agencies that serve and assist survivors of intimate partner violence are requested to receive and implement the training guidelines developed by the Department of Human Services to better address the needs of LGBTQ+ survivors; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Human Services, Director of Health, Attorney General, Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court, Chief of the Honolulu Police Department, Chief of the Maui Police Department, Chief of the Kauai Police Department, and Chief of the Hawaii Police Department.

Report Title: 

Intimate Partner Violence; Domestic Violence; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus (LGBTQ+); State Agency Training; Department of Human Services

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