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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Behavioral health is an essential part of good | ||||||
| 3 | health and one's overall wellness; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Prevention of mental and/or substance use | ||||||
| 5 | disorders works, treatment is effective, and people recover in | ||||||
| 6 | our area and around the nation; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Preventing and overcoming mental and/or substance | ||||||
| 8 | use disorders is essential to achieving healthy lifestyles, | ||||||
| 9 | both physically and emotionally; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, We must encourage relatives and friends of people | ||||||
| 11 | with mental and/or substance use disorders to implement | ||||||
| 12 | preventive measures, recognize the signs of a problem, and | ||||||
| 13 | guide those in need to appropriate treatment and recovery | ||||||
| 14 | support services; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, In 2011, 2.3 million people aged 12 or older | ||||||
| 16 | received specialty treatment for a substance use disorder and | ||||||
| 17 | 31.6 million adults aged 18 or older received mental health | ||||||
| 18 | services, according to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and | ||||||
| 19 | Health; given the serious nature of this public health problem, | ||||||
| 20 | we must continue to reach the millions more who need help; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, On October 1, 2013, as a result of the Affordable | ||||||
| 2 | Care Act, more than 11 million uninsured individuals with | ||||||
| 3 | behavioral health needs will become eligible for affordable | ||||||
| 4 | insurance coverage for their treatment needs, according to the | ||||||
| 5 | 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health; we must ensure | ||||||
| 6 | that all of these individuals are successfully enrolled into | ||||||
| 7 | coverage; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, To help more people achieve and sustain long-term | ||||||
| 9 | recovery, the United States Department of Health and Human | ||||||
| 10 | Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services | ||||||
| 11 | Administration, the White House Office of National Drug Control | ||||||
| 12 | Policy, and the members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 13 | Representatives invite all residents of the State of Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | to participate in National Recovery Month; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we designate the month of September 2014 as National Recovery | ||||||
| 18 | Month in the State of Illinois and call upon the people of this | ||||||
| 19 | State to observe this month with appropriate programs, | ||||||
| 20 | activities, and ceremonies to support this year's Recovery | ||||||
| 21 | Month.
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