Full Text of HR0113 95th General Assembly
HR0113 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Untreated mental health problems in children have | 3 |
| serious fiscal consequences for the State because they affect | 4 |
| children's ability to learn and increase their propensity for | 5 |
| violence, alcohol and substance abuse, and other delinquent | 6 |
| behaviors that are extremely costly to treat; and
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| WHEREAS, One in 10 children in Illinois suffers from a | 8 |
| mental illness severe enough to cause some level of impairment; | 9 |
| yet, in any given year only about 20% of these children receive | 10 |
| mental health services; and
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| WHEREAS, Many mental health problems are largely | 12 |
| preventable or can be minimized with prevention and early | 13 |
| intervention services that have been shown to be effective and | 14 |
| that reduce the need for more costly interventions; and
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| WHEREAS, Children's social development and emotional | 16 |
| development are essential underpinnings to school readiness | 17 |
| and academic success; and
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| WHEREAS, A comprehensive, coordinated children's mental | 19 |
| health system can help maximize resources and minimize | 20 |
| duplication of services; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| urge that the following be included in amounts appropriated for | 4 |
| State services in Fiscal Year 2008: | 5 |
| (1) A continued appropriation of the current | 6 |
| $5,000,000 under the Children's Mental Health Partnership | 7 |
| line items (that is, $3,000,000 in the Illinois State Board | 8 |
| of Education budget and $2,000,000 in the Illinois | 9 |
| Department of Human Services budget);
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| (2) An additional $15,000,000 in appropriations under | 11 |
| Children's Mental Health Partnership line items allocated | 12 |
| as described in paragraph (3); and
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| (3) Allocation of $20,000,000 for the Illinois | 14 |
| Children's Mental Health Partnership as follows:
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| (A) Allocation of $10,000,000 under the Children's | 16 |
| Mental Health Partnership line item in appropriations | 17 |
| to the Department of Human Services for: the Children's | 18 |
| Mental Health Consultation Project; Birth to Five | 19 |
| Treatment Services; Screening, Assessment, and Support | 20 |
| Services (SASS) aftercare services; Early Intervention | 21 |
| Services; the Family Leadership and Support Network; | 22 |
| and the Children's Mental Health Public Awareness | 23 |
| Campaign;
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| (B) Allocation of $6,000,000 under the Children's | 25 |
| Mental Health Partnership line item in appropriations | 26 |
| to the Illinois State Board of Education for: Social |
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| and Emotional Learning Standards Professional | 2 |
| Development and Implementation; expansion of Positive | 3 |
| Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS); and | 4 |
| increased School based Mental Health Support Services;
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| (C) Allocation of $3,500,000 under the Children's | 6 |
| Mental Health Partnership line item in appropriations | 7 |
| to the Department of Children and Family Services for: | 8 |
| Transitional Services; and Trauma Services; and
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| (D) Allocation of $500,000 under the Children's | 10 |
| Mental Health Partnership line item in appropriations | 11 |
| to the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority for the | 12 |
| Children's Mental Health Policy and Research Center; | 13 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to | 15 |
| each of the following: the Governor; the State Superintendent | 16 |
| of Education; the Secretary of Human Services; the Director of | 17 |
| Children and Family Services; and the Attorney General.
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