Senate Resolution 91 Summary

• Urges the Governor to invest in preventive health care and mental health wellness interventions to reduce children's exposure to adverse childhood experiences, including Native Hawaiian cultural practices.

• Documents research showing two-thirds of survey participants experienced at least one adverse childhood experience, with those having four or more experiences being 2.4 times more likely to suffer stroke, 2.2 times more likely to have heart disease, and 12.2 times more likely to attempt suicide.

• Cites findings that children with four or more adverse childhood experiences are 46 times more likely to have learning or emotional problems and that life expectancy decreases by 20 years for those with six or more adverse experiences.

• Directs applicable executive branch agencies to integrate early childhood brain development principles, cultural trauma awareness, and protective relationships into their programs and professional development.

• Requests certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, and Director of Human Services.