Bill Text: IL HR0974 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the date of May 9, 2012 as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0974 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0974-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Addressing the complex mental health needs of | ||||||
3 | children, youth, and families today is fundamental to the | ||||||
4 | futures of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The need for comprehensive and coordinated mental | ||||||
6 | health services for children, youth, and families places a | ||||||
7 | critical responsibility upon this State; and
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8 | WHEREAS, It is appropriate that a day should be set apart | ||||||
9 | each year for the direction of our thoughts toward our | ||||||
10 | children's mental health and well-being; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois, through its unique | ||||||
12 | approaches to serving children and adolescents, is effectively | ||||||
13 | caring for the mental health needs of children, youth, and | ||||||
14 | families in our communities; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
16 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
17 | we designate the date of May 9, 2012 as Children's Mental | ||||||
18 | Health Awareness Day in the State of Illinois and urge the | ||||||
19 | citizens of this State and all agencies and organizations | ||||||
20 | interested in meeting every child's mental health needs to | ||||||
21 | unite on that day in the observance of such exercises as will |
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1 | acquaint the people of Illinois with the fundamental necessity | ||||||
2 | of a year-round program for children and youth with mental | ||||||
3 | health needs and their families.
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