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Hawaii County Prosecutors Fight Teen Dating Abuse

Credit: drjillmurry.com
Credit: drjillmurry.com

  Nationally, nearly 1 and a half million high school students experience physical abuse from a dating partner every year. That’s according to a 2003 study by the Centers for Disease Control.  Our state is not immune to the problem—and that includes Hawai'i County.  The Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women is addressing the issue by bringing in an expert to talk to teens around the island.  Sherry Bracken has the story.

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