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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, Millions of people in the U.S. are affected by |
3 | | mental illness each year; according to the National Alliance |
4 | | on Mental Illness (NAMI), one in five U.S. adults experience |
5 | | mental illness each year, and one in six U.S. youth aged 6-17 |
6 | | experience a mental health disorder each year; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, Mental health treatment can help make recovery a |
8 | | reality but is not available to everyone; according to NAMI, |
9 | | 47.2% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in |
10 | | 2021, and 50.6% of U.S. youth aged 6-17 with a mental health |
11 | | disorder received treatment in 2016; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, There are various organizations and agencies in |
13 | | Illinois that are paving pathways for identification and |
14 | | treatment of mental illness; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Interagency efforts to improve access to services |
16 | | are led by the Chief Officer for Children's Behavioral Health |
17 | | Transformation and the Chief Behavioral Health Officer by |
18 | | streamlining access to care and providing families with |
19 | | consistent transparent solutions to mental health challenges; |
20 | | and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed |
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1 | | in May in the U.S. since 1949, a tradition that continues to |
2 | | this day to raise awareness of mental health; and
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3 | | WHEREAS, When facing mental or behavioral health concerns, |
4 | | all Illinoisans, regardless of age, zip code, socio-economic |
5 | | status, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, race, |
6 | | or ethnicity should have the right to be: |
7 | | (1) Educated about mental health and social-emotional |
8 | | well-being; |
9 | | (2) Treated with dignity and respect; |
10 | | (3) Able to seek help for mental health challenges |
11 | | free from shame or stigma; |
12 | | (4) Informed about eligibility for mental health and |
13 | | substance use disorder services and programs in |
14 | | understandable language; |
15 | | (5) Active in developing one's own mental health care |
16 | | plan; |
17 | | (6) Able to initiate, disengage from, or resume |
18 | | voluntary services; |
19 | | (7) Assured privacy and confidentiality; |
20 | | (8) Supported to meet the needs of one's own family; |
21 | | and |
22 | | (9) Aware of how to find and access mental health |
23 | | services and resources; and
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24 | | WHEREAS, When facing mental or behavioral health concerns, |
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1 | | all Illinoisans, regardless of age, zip code, socio-economic |
2 | | status, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, race, |
3 | | or ethnicity should have the right to receive: |
4 | | (1) Assistance in finding, navigating, and choosing |
5 | | mental health services that fit with one's needs, goals, |
6 | | and values; |
7 | | (2) Healing-centered care that focuses on recovery, |
8 | | strengths, and goals that supports overall well-being and |
9 | | inclusion in community and family life; |
10 | | (3) Timely and compassionate healing-centered crisis |
11 | | intervention services; |
12 | | (4) Culturally informed services and supports that |
13 | | consider the unique needs of each culture and language; |
14 | | (5) Access to interpretation and translation to |
15 | | facilitate participation in needed services; |
16 | | (6) Family-focused services that empower and educate |
17 | | parents and caregivers to be prepared and supported in |
18 | | raising healthy children; |
19 | | (7) Services in one's own community or community of |
20 | | choice; |
21 | | (8) Information, services, and documentation in the |
22 | | language of one's choice; |
23 | | (9) High quality, evidence-based, responsive mental |
24 | | health care in the appropriate, least restrictive setting |
25 | | of one's choosing; |
26 | | (10) Peer support services; |
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1 | | (11) Accurate diagnosis(es) by qualified |
2 | | professionals; |
3 | | (12) Access to affordable and accessible medication |
4 | | when needed; |
5 | | (13) Information and documentation about one's own |
6 | | mental health care; |
7 | | (14) Information about and assistance with |
8 | | understanding the evidence for the effectiveness of |
9 | | services, the estimated timeframes for receiving care, the |
10 | | estimated cost of care, and the availability of financial |
11 | | assistance; |
12 | | (15) Care that is coordinated across treatment |
13 | | providers, state agencies, and funders; and |
14 | | (16) Appropriate accommodations to access other rights |
15 | | such as K-12 education; therefore, be it
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16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
17 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
18 | | we endorse these principles as the Mental Health Bill of |
19 | | Rights in an effort to reinforce Illinois' commitment to |
20 | | providing access to families seeking diagnosis and/or |
21 | | treatment of a mental or behavioral health concern; and be it |
22 | | further
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23 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
24 | | delivered to the Governor and the Director of the Department |