Full Text of SR0802 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Child abuse and neglect is a major social problem | 3 | | in Illinois; according to the U.S. Department of Health & | 4 | | Human Services Child Maltreatment Report for 2022, 35,330 | 5 | | neglect and maltreatment cases were reported in Illinois in | 6 | | 2022, and 1,955 child fatalities were reported nationally in | 7 | | 2022; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, It is estimated that more than 100,000 cases of | 9 | | abuse go unreported each year; the impact of abuse on children | 10 | | manifests itself in various ways; the affected children may | 11 | | experience a range of emotional, psychological, and physical | 12 | | trauma resulting from abuse or neglect; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, There are various organizations and agencies | 14 | | devoted to combatting this concern; such groups seek to | 15 | | provide preventative solutions and possible exit strategies to | 16 | | at-risk youth and victimized children; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1982, Congress designated June 6-12 as | 18 | | National Child Abuse Prevention Week; the following year, | 19 | | President Ronald Reagan proclaimed April to be the first | 20 | | National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a tradition that | 21 | | continues to this day; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Illinois law requires that mandated reporters, | 2 | | including most professionals employed within education, | 3 | | healthcare, law enforcement, and social work sectors, report | 4 | | suspected child neglect or abuse; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Healthcare professionals and concerned private | 6 | | parties continue to educate parents and raise awareness of | 7 | | child abuse within the State; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Effective preventative measures concerning child | 9 | | abuse succeed because of partnerships created between the | 10 | | courts, social service agencies, schools, religious | 11 | | organizations, law enforcement agencies, businesses, and | 12 | | civilian communities; the establishment of an Illinois Child | 13 | | Abuse Prevention Month would cohesively promote such | 14 | | successful partnerships aiming to eradicate the social ill of | 15 | | child abuse and neglect; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, National Child Abuse Prevention Month promotes | 17 | | the social and emotional well-being of children and families | 18 | | and thus serves to acknowledge the importance of community | 19 | | cooperation throughout the nation with respect to the | 20 | | prevention of child abuse and neglect; the institution of an | 21 | | Illinois Child Abuse Prevention Month would functionally | 22 | | reiterate such principles within Illinois and would reinforce | 23 | | Illinois' commitment to educating residents and helping |
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| 1 | | prevent any more children from being subjected to child abuse | 2 | | and neglect; therefore, be it | 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 2024 | 5 | | as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the State of Illinois. |
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