Full Text of HR0771 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate OMNI Youth Services on | 4 | | the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, OMNI Youth Services was founded on June 29, 1972 | 6 | | by a concerned group of community members determined to | 7 | | provide a 24-hour hotline for Wheeling youth in mental health | 8 | | crisis; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, To meet the needs of the Wheeling community and | 10 | | surrounding area, OMNI Youth Services rapidly expanded its | 11 | | mission to providing affordable and accessible mental health | 12 | | services and counseling to children and youth in need in the | 13 | | Northwest Chicago suburbs; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The dedication of the OMNI Youth Services team | 15 | | and partnerships with individuals, businesses, and community | 16 | | organizations have allowed OMNI Youth Services to continue to | 17 | | grow and serve its communities; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, OMNI Youth Services has impacted the lives of | 19 | | over 750,000 Illinois residents during its 50 years of service | 20 | | and has served in over 85 different Illinois communities, | 21 | | working independently and at times in partnership with |
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| 1 | | organizations such as DCFS, local municipalities, police | 2 | | departments, and juvenile justice systems; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, America is in a youth mental health crisis so | 4 | | extensive and pervasive that the U.S. Surgeon General released | 5 | | an Advisory on the Status of Youth Mental Health to help | 6 | | educate and draw attention to the immense need America's youth | 7 | | have for mental health services; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois supports all residents and | 9 | | youth who are in need of mental health services and wants them | 10 | | to receive these services in an safe and accessible way, | 11 | | whether to treat a mental illness, keep a family intact, or | 12 | | start on the road of substance use recovery; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, OMNI Youth Services has provided necessary and | 14 | | effective mental health services for 50 years and continues to | 15 | | do so; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we declare June 29, 2022 as "OMNI YOUTH SERVICES DAY" in the | 19 | | State of Illinois; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That we congratulate OMNI Youth Services on its | 21 | | 50th anniversary; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to OMNI Youth Services as a symbol of our respect and | 3 | | esteem.
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