PRINTER'S NO. 1864

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

368

Session of

2017

INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, ROZZI, CALTAGIRONE, HENNESSEY, THOMAS,

MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO, READSHAW, SONNEY, DUSH, RYAN,

SCHLOSSBERG AND KAUFFMAN, MAY 31, 2017

WHEREAS, "Parental Alienation and Hostile Aggressive

Parenting Awareness Week" is a Statewide effort aimed at raising

greater awareness about the adverse effects that parental

alienation and hostile aggressive parenting has on both the

psychological and emotional welfare of children; and

WHEREAS, Parental alienation (PA) is the process and result

of the psychological manipulation of a child into showing

unwarranted fear, disrespect or hostility toward a targeted

parent or other family member; and

WHEREAS, PA involves the programming of a child to align with

WHEREAS, The pathology of PA is a form of emotional and

psychological domestic violence whereby a narcissistic or self-

centered spouse or ex-spouse uses the child or children as a

weapon to inflict emotional trauma on the other spouse for any

perceived grievances; and

WHEREAS, PA represents a form of psychological child abuse

and is deserving of an appropriate child protection response;

and

WHEREAS, Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is an abnormal

psychological condition most often observed in children affected

relationship between a child and the other parent; and

WHEREAS, HAP is not only limited to parents, but can also

apply to grandparents, extended family members or any other

person or agency having some control or influence over the

child; and

WHEREAS, A child reserves the basic and inherent right to be

a part of each parent's lives as each parent plays a vitally

important and integral role in the child's life; and

WHEREAS, Children should not be used as either weapons or

pawns; and

(AOPC) is urged to offer nationally certified educational

information about the effects of PA and HAP as part of its

Judicial Education curriculum to be readily accessed by our

Commonwealth's family court judges; and

WHEREAS, Additional awareness about the issues of PA and HAP

will have a tremendous impact of both ending the abuse of

innocent children caught in the crossfire of spousal conflict

and edifying the minds of our Commonwealth's working-class

professionals, including judges, lawyers, psychiatrists,

teachers, and police officers, and the general populace; and

Organization (PASO) for the purpose of bringing education and

awareness to the issues of PA and HAP; and

WHEREAS, April 25, 2017, marked the 10th annual observance of

"Parental Alienation and Hostile Aggressive Parenting Awareness

Day," which was recognized both nationally and within this

Commonwealth; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the

week of June 4 through 10, 2017, as "Parental Alienation and

Hostile Aggressive Parenting Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania;

and be it further