Bill Text: IL HJR0056 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes May 19, 2017 as a day to honor police officers and firefighters who have lost their lives and suffer from PTSD, depression, and other mental health issues.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-06-29 - Resolution Adopted [HJR0056 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0056-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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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
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5 | WHEREAS, The ILFFPS and its 200 members in Illinois | ||||||
6 | continue to
provide peer support to firefighters in need; and
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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
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10 | continues to reach out to firefighters in need in Illinois and | ||||||
11 | beyond; and
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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
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16 | WHEREAS, Behavioral health and suicides are becoming | ||||||
17 | recognized as major health issues for first
responders; and
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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