Full Text of HR0999 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On August 11, 1916, the State of Illinois | 3 | | incorporated the Rosecrance Memorial Home for Children, an | 4 | | organization that cared for neglected and dependent children in | 5 | | New Milford; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In an effort to expand the growing need for | 7 | | services, Rosecrance relocated to Rockford, where, in the first | 8 | | of many shifts to serve the changing needs of the community, it | 9 | | started serving youth with behavioral disorders; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Upon recognizing that teenagers were struggling | 11 | | with substance use, Rosecrance started a first of its kind | 12 | | chemical dependency treatment program in northern Illinois in | 13 | | 1982; the program began serving adults in 1992; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 2011, Rosecrance recognized the importance of | 15 | | integrating addiction and mental health treatment by merging | 16 | | with the Janet Wattles Center; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Today, Rosecrance provides help, hope, and | 18 | | recovery to more than 22,000 children, adolescents, adults, and | 19 | | families each year at more than 40 locations in Illinois and | 20 | | Wisconsin; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rosecrance is a leading national provider of | 2 | | behavioral health services and will offer the best opportunity | 3 | | for lasting recovery for many more years to come; therefore, be | 4 | | it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | congratulate the employees and administration of Rosecrance on | 8 | | the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary and wish | 9 | | them great success in the future; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Rosecrance as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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