Full Text of HR1632 095th General Assembly
HR1632 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, LifeSavers is a peer-support, suicide, and | 3 |
| crisis-prevention program developed to train young adults to be | 4 |
| caring listeners in their interactions with their peers; and
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| WHEREAS, The LifeSavers program trains selected students | 6 |
| from 9th through 12th grades to be skilled listeners who can | 7 |
| responsibly help other students deal with the emotional crises | 8 |
| of adolescence; over two thousand ninth through twelfth graders | 9 |
| from schools throughout Southern Illinois have participated in | 10 |
| annual three-day training retreats in which trainees gain a | 11 |
| better understanding of the teenage concerns which can lead to | 12 |
| a real crisis; the trainees also learn how to listen with | 13 |
| caring and respect to their troubled peers and how to recognize | 14 |
| symptoms of an impending crisis; and
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| WHEREAS, The LifeSavers program involves a team approach to | 16 |
| helping teenagers cope healthfully with the challenges of drugs | 17 |
| and alcohol, peer and family relationships, sexual issues, | 18 |
| violence, academic problems, death and grieving, aggression, | 19 |
| anxiety, and suicide; LifeSavers are also trained to recognize | 20 |
| when a peer's problem is beyond their abilities and to know | 21 |
| what resources are available to refer peers to for the | 22 |
| appropriate help; and
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| WHEREAS, LifeSavers is often the first line of defense for | 2 |
| high school communities, due to the utilization of the greatest | 3 |
| assets in helping young people - the young people themselves; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, The LifeSavers program has been established in | 6 |
| many locations in Illinois, including Alton, Benton, Cahokia, | 7 |
| Carbondale (the program's original chapter), Carrier | 8 |
| Mills-Stonefort, Carterville, Chester, Egyptian, Eldorado, | 9 |
| Elverado, Galatia, Gallatin County, Herrin, Highland, Johnston | 10 |
| City, O'Fallon, Marion, Murphysboro, Mt. Vernon, Nashville, | 11 |
| Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, Pinckneyville, Sparta, Steeleville, | 12 |
| Trico, Waterloo, Wesclin, and West Frankfort; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, The LifeSavers program has proven to be a vital | 14 |
| asset within the State of Illinois, providing crucial | 15 |
| assistance to those teenagers who most need a kind person to | 16 |
| listen to their problems and to help them when necessary; | 17 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| honor the members of the LifeSavers Training Corporation for | 21 |
| their work in helping the young adults of this State and wish | 22 |
| them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 23 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Judy Ashby, Executive Director of the LifeSavers | 3 |
| Training Corporation, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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