Bill Text: IL HR0060 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the importance, effectiveness, and need for trauma-informed care among existing programs and agencies in the State of Illinois and expresses support for the establishment of such care.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-18 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0060 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0060-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a responsibility to | ||||||
3 | help crime victims access justice, assistance, and the support | ||||||
4 | they need to heal; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Illinois Crime Victims' Voices: The First-Ever | ||||||
6 | Survey of Illinois Victims' Views on Safety and Justice found | ||||||
7 | that crime is a traumatic experience for nearly everyone who | ||||||
8 | has been a victim and that nearly seven out of 10 crime victims | ||||||
9 | experience traumatic symptoms across demographic | ||||||
10 | characteristics; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Research has shown that people who are repeatedly | ||||||
12 | victimized are more likely to face mental health problems such | ||||||
13 | as depression, anxiety, and symptoms related to post-traumatic | ||||||
14 | stress disorder and chronic trauma; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Victims living in communities experiencing | ||||||
16 | concentrated crime are more likely to suffer from greater | ||||||
17 | levels of chronic trauma than those who do not, and national | ||||||
18 | data indicates that young adults, people with low incomes, and | ||||||
19 | residents of urban areas experience the highest rates of | ||||||
20 | victimization; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Research shows that people under the age of 30 |
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1 | are 24 percent more likely to be victims of violent crime and | ||||||
2 | 41 percent more likely to be victims of serious violent crime; | ||||||
3 | similarly, people with incomes of less than $25,000 per year | ||||||
4 | are 25 percent more likely to be victims of violent crime and | ||||||
5 | 46 percent more likely to be victims of serious violent crime; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, Nearly 35 million children have experienced one | ||||||
8 | or more types of childhood adversity, and approximately 72% of | ||||||
9 | children and youth in the United States will have experienced | ||||||
10 | at least one stressful event (e.g., witnessing or being a | ||||||
11 | victim of violence, experiencing sexual, physical, or | ||||||
12 | emotional abuse, suffering a serious injury or medical | ||||||
13 | condition, or the death of a parent or sibling) before the age | ||||||
14 | of 18; and
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15 | WHEREAS, These adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can be | ||||||
16 | traumatizing and, if not recognized and treated, can affect | ||||||
17 | health across the life span and, in some cases, result in a | ||||||
18 | shortened life span; and
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19 | WHEREAS, A growing body of research demonstrates that | ||||||
20 | untreated trauma, especially among those who experience repeat | ||||||
21 | victimization, can contribute to substance abuse, mental | ||||||
22 | health issues, housing instability, and other problems that | ||||||
23 | increase risky behaviors and lead to further victimization or |
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1 | crime itself; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Trauma-informed care has been promoted and | ||||||
3 | established in communities across the country on a bipartisan | ||||||
4 | basis, including in the states of California, Florida, | ||||||
5 | Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, and | ||||||
6 | Wisconsin; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Numerous federal agencies have integrated | ||||||
8 | trauma-informed approaches into their programs and grants, | ||||||
9 | which should be leveraged by the State of Illinois; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Infants, children, and youth and their families | ||||||
11 | who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma, | ||||||
12 | including those who are low-income, homeless, involved with | ||||||
13 | the child welfare system, involved in the juvenile or adult | ||||||
14 | justice system, unemployed, or not enrolled in or at risk of | ||||||
15 | dropping out of an educational institution and live in a | ||||||
16 | community that has faced acute or long-term exposure to | ||||||
17 | substantial discrimination, historical oppression, | ||||||
18 | intergenerational poverty, a high rate of violence or drug | ||||||
19 | overdose deaths, should have an opportunity for improved | ||||||
20 | outcomes; this means increasing access to greater | ||||||
21 | opportunities to meet educational, employment, health, | ||||||
22 | developmental, community reentry, permanency from foster care, | ||||||
23 | or other key goals; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | an urgent and significant need exists to discuss and evaluate | ||||||
4 | public policies affecting trauma and social determinants of | ||||||
5 | health; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance, effectiveness, | ||||||
7 | and need for trauma-informed care among existing programs and | ||||||
8 | agencies in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That we express our support for the | ||||||
10 | establishment of this effort and urge the citizens of this | ||||||
11 | State to become more aware of trauma and its effects on | ||||||
12 | communities across Illinois; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | delivered to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney | ||||||
15 | General.
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