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HR0122 Enrolled                                LRB9208261TAtm

 1                        HOUSE RESOLUTION 122

 2        WHEREAS, The alarming rate of homelessness among mentally
 3    ill persons in the State of Illinois is  a  great  cause  for
 4    concern and requires action; and

 5        WHEREAS,  It  has  been  estimated  that  20%  to  25% of
 6    homeless people in the United States suffer from some form of
 7    serious mental illness, and, in  the  Chicago  area,  certain
 8    areas report that as much as 65% of their homeless population
 9    suffers  from mental illness; the Chicago Department of Human
10    Services determined that from October 1998  through  November
11    1999  there  were  15,774  homeless  persons  in  the City of
12    Chicago alone,  or  at  least  3,155  mentally  ill  homeless
13    persons  using  the  national  average  rate; for fiscal year
14    2000, the Illinois Department of Human Services  reported  at
15    least  2,993  homeless mentally ill persons in Chicago and at
16    least 5,960 in Illinois; and

17        WHEREAS, The hardship to mentally  ill  persons  and  the
18    likelihood of imminent harm and death to mentally ill persons
19    is  greatly  exacerbated  by  the combination of their mental
20    illness and homelessness; and

21        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
22    Representatives  are concerned that measures to alleviate the
23    suffering of these citizens  of  the  State  of  Illinois  be
24    undertaken; and

25        WHEREAS,  New  information  derived  from the 2000 United
26    States Census would aid members  of  the  Illinois  House  of
27    Representatives  in formulating legislative measures aimed at
28    alleviating the  suffering  of  the  homeless  mentally  ill;
29    therefore, be it

30        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
31    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 
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 1    we request the  Illinois  Housing  Development  Authority  to
 2    develop a plan for housing for the homeless mentally ill; and
 3    be it further

 4        RESOLVED,  That  the  plan  for  housing for the homeless
 5    mentally ill should include, but not necessarily  be  limited
 6    to, the following:
 7             (1)  an  estimate  of  the  total  number of housing
 8        units needed, with information on the specific geographic
 9        areas where these housing units are needed;
10             (2)  information on what  geographic  areas  are  in
11        need  of treatment facilities and supportive services for
12        the homeless mentally ill;
13             (3)  a need assessment that determines the number of
14        homeless mentally ill and the  number  of  housing  units
15        needed to provide housing for these persons;
16             (4)  statistics  and other information from the 2000
17        census data, incorporated into the  need  assessment  and
18        other aspects of the plan as appropriate; and
19             (5)  such  other  information and suggestions as the
20        Illinois Housing Development Authority deems appropriate;
21        and be it further

22        RESOLVED, That in developing the plan for housing for the
23    homeless  mentally  ill,  we  urge   the   Illinois   Housing
24    Development  Authority  to  enlist  the  cooperation  of  the
25    Department  of  Human  Services  and the other State agencies
26    that administer and use the State Consolidated  Housing  Plan
27    and  to  obtain  input  and  direction  from  community-based
28    treatment   facilities  that  have  been  designated  by  the
29    Department of Human Services to serve the  homeless  mentally
30    ill; and be it further

31        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
32    delivered to the Executive Director of the  Illinois  Housing
33    Development Authority.

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