Bill Text: IL SR0493 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Encourages collaboration with state and/or national coalitions, organizations or agencies to facilitate increased awareness and education about perinatal depression and related mood disorders throughout the State. Declares May of 2017 and 2018 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SR0493 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0493-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Around 160,000 babies are born in the State of | ||||||
3 | Illinois each year and maternal health and, more specifically, | ||||||
4 | the mental health of women before, during, and after pregnancy | ||||||
5 | is an issue of great concern to women and their families and | ||||||
6 | is, therefore, of interest to the State of Illinois; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Between 10 and 20% of new and expectant mothers | ||||||
8 | are affected by perinatal depression and related mood disorders | ||||||
9 | such as anxiety and psychosis, and they may experience | ||||||
10 | associated symptoms, which are often overlooked and heavily | ||||||
11 | stigmatized because new and expectant mothers suffering from a | ||||||
12 | perinatal mood disorder often feel confused, ashamed, and | ||||||
13 | isolated; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Many at-risk women may not seek help because they | ||||||
15 | are not informed about perinatal depression and related mood | ||||||
16 | disorders as part of their health care, because there is a lack | ||||||
17 | of knowledge and use of screening and assessment tools, and | ||||||
18 | because they are unaware of treatment and community supportive | ||||||
19 | services for perinatal depression and related mood disorders; | ||||||
20 | and
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21 | WHEREAS, Heightened awareness and increased education | ||||||
22 | among all residents in the State of Illinois regarding the |
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1 | incidence of perinatal depression is critical; perinatal | ||||||
2 | depression and related mood disorders affect all categories of | ||||||
3 | women and teenage girls regardless of their age, race, or | ||||||
4 | income level; perinatal depression can have a profound impact | ||||||
5 | on the family and significantly contributes to adverse | ||||||
6 | developmental and behavioral outcomes and attachment disorders | ||||||
7 | in the young children of affected women; perinatal depression | ||||||
8 | is highly treatable with therapeutic
intervention such as | ||||||
9 | medication, professional therapy and counseling, support | ||||||
10 | groups, and community support services including crisis | ||||||
11 | hotlines; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May of 2017 | ||||||
14 | and 2018 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month in the State | ||||||
15 | of Illinois; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That the State of Illinois will encourage | ||||||
17 | collaboration with State and national coalitions, | ||||||
18 | organizations or agencies that are informed about and devoted | ||||||
19 | to maternal mental health to facilitate increased awareness and | ||||||
20 | education about perinatal depression and related mood | ||||||
21 | disorders throughout the State, to explore and encourage the | ||||||
22 | use of prenatal screening tools, and to improve the | ||||||
23 | availability and access to effective treatment, prevention and | ||||||
24 | support services for the promotion of maternal and infant |
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1 | mental health whenever possible in the State of Illinois.
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