Full Text of HJR0056 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Firefighter support groups like the Illinois | 3 | | Firefighter Peer Support (ILFFPS) team have
championed the | 4 | | cause of emotional wellness in the fire service; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The ILFFPS and its 200 members in Illinois | 6 | | continue to
provide peer support to firefighters in need; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The ILFFPS has shared its vision of emotional | 8 | | wellness in
the fire service with Minnesota, Kentucky, | 9 | | Connecticut, North Carolina, Florida, and Alaska, and
| 10 | | continues to reach out to firefighters in need in Illinois and | 11 | | beyond; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) | 13 | | is the only known organization in
the United States that tracks | 14 | | and validates suicides among firefighters and emergency | 15 | | medical service responders; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Behavioral health and suicides are becoming | 17 | | recognized as major health issues for first
responders; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, More firefighters died by suicide in 2015 and 2016 | 19 | | than in the line of duty; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, State government officials need to recognize | 2 | | behavioral health issues and support fire
and EMS organizations | 3 | | with funding and policies
to reduce these tragic events; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, On May 19, 2017, at 9:00 pm, in
recognition of | 5 | | Mental Health Awareness Month, the FBHA is asking fire and EMS | 6 | | organizations to place
a rig(s) on their driveway and turn on | 7 | | their emergency lights for one minute to express support
for | 8 | | all the families that have suffered a loss; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Community members are welcome to join their local | 10 | | participating location or stand
in their own driveway and light | 11 | | a candle to remember a loved one; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 14 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize May 19, 2017 as a day to | 15 | | honor police officers and firefighters who have lost their | 16 | | lives and suffer from PTSD, depression, and other mental health | 17 | | issues; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the Illinois Firefighter Peer Support team as a | 20 | | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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