Bill Text: IL SR0811 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares May of 2024 as "BPD Month".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-09 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons [SR0811 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0811-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Borderline personality disorder (BPD) affects | ||||||
| 3 | between one and two percent of the population, which is | ||||||
| 4 | approximately 250,000 Illinois residents; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Symptoms of BPD include emotional dysregulation, | ||||||
| 6 | impulsive behavior, identity disturbances, all-or-nothing | ||||||
| 7 | thinking, challenges with relationships, self-harm, and | ||||||
| 8 | suicidality; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, BPD affects all genders and ages equally | ||||||
| 10 | throughout the life span, from adolescence to adulthood; | ||||||
| 11 | however, it is frequently underdiagnosed and/or misdiagnosed; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Up to 70% of people diagnosed with BPD experience | ||||||
| 14 | self-harm and attempt suicide during the course of their | ||||||
| 15 | lifetime; sadly, 10% die by suicide; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, People diagnosed with BPD may have experienced a | ||||||
| 17 | history of trauma and abuse; genetics and other factors can | ||||||
| 18 | play a role in BPD; educating families and those with BPD | ||||||
| 19 | supports recovery; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, When symptoms are severe and untreated, BPD can | ||||||
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| 1 | disrupt employment, education, and daily functioning; it can | ||||||
| 2 | cause other social problems, such as housing insecurity, | ||||||
| 3 | incarceration, and addiction; increasing access to care for | ||||||
| 4 | marginalized communities affected by BPD will help save lives; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, There are five evidence-based treatments for BPD | ||||||
| 7 | that are effective, including dialectical behavior therapy | ||||||
| 8 | (DBT) mentalization-based therapy (MBT), transference-focused | ||||||
| 9 | therapy (TFP), schema therapy (ST) and general psychiatric | ||||||
| 10 | management (GPM); while these treatments are effective, they | ||||||
| 11 | are inaccessible to the vast majority of Illinois residents | ||||||
| 12 | due to lack of insurance coverage and insufficient provider | ||||||
| 13 | reimbursement rates; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Barriers to care exist as treatment is expensive, | ||||||
| 15 | hard to find, and often not covered by insurance companies; | ||||||
| 16 | clinical education and affordable care is necessary to support | ||||||
| 17 | recovery; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, With treatment and community support, 90% of | ||||||
| 19 | people with borderline personality disorder can experience a | ||||||
| 20 | meaningful recovery; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, It is essential to increase awareness of BPD | ||||||
| 22 | among people with lived experience of BPD, their families, | ||||||
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| 1 | mental health professionals, and the general public by | ||||||
| 2 | promoting public health and clinical education, expanding | ||||||
| 3 | treatment access, and funding affordable BPD care; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Emotions Matter and the National Alliance for | ||||||
| 5 | Borderline Personality Disorder believe that bringing more | ||||||
| 6 | attention to BPD will help lower the suicide rate associated | ||||||
| 7 | with this disorder; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May of 2024 | ||||||
| 10 | as "BPD Month" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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