95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
HB1644
Introduced 2/22/2007, by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos - Kathleen A. Ryg
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
Appropriates a total of $5,500,000 to the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, the Department on Aging, the Department of Children and Family Services, and the Illinois State Board of Education for various activities in relation to suicide prevention. Effective July 1, 2007.
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AN ACT concerning appropriations.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for the following purposes:
(1) To develop and evaluate 5 model,
comprehensive programs statewide that
include suicide prevention, intervention,
and post-vention in order to provide
replicable, evidenced-based outcomes
that other communities and service
providers can use with
adaptations................................. $1,100,000
(2) To develop and enhance the capacity
of community gatekeepers statewide
through community-based mini-grants to
increase suicide prevention and early
intervention skills through local education
by experts in the field....................... $650,000
(3) To assess the current capacity and network
of crisis lines in Illinois................... $100,000
(4) To enhance professional development abilities
in Illinois through a statewide conference
on suicide prevention......................... $100,000
(5) To develop and implement a public
awareness campaign to reduce the stigma
of suicide, and increase awareness of
risk factors, including mental illnesses,
and promote linkage to human services
for at-risk individuals....................... $500,000
(6) To build capacity across the State to
promote local suicide prevention efforts
by building or expanding 20-25 new effective
and efficient coalitions and partnerships..... $100,000
(7) To develop and implement the Illinois
Violent Death Reporting System (IVDRS)
statewide in order to collect more effective
and accurate data on suicide deaths
in Illinois................................... $400,000
(8) To work with an epidemiologist to analyze suicide
attempt data statewide, train providers on how to
collect better data, and provide reports on
data by county................................ $200,000
(9) To support research-based evaluation methods
and technical assistance to plan for replication
of suicide prevention efforts in Illinois according
to outcome measures........................... $500,000
Section 10. The sum of $250,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services to develop and enhance the capacity of health service providers statewide to increase suicide prevention and early intervention skills through local education by experts in the field.
Section 15. The sum of $250,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department on Aging to develop and enhance the capacity of service providers to the aging population in Illinois on suicide prevention and early intervention skills.
Section 20. The sum of $250,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Children and Family Services to develop and enhance service provider skills to traumatized children in the child welfare system on suicide prevention and early intervention.
Section 25. The following amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education to support and build the following school-based initiatives:
(1) For professional development related to suicide
prevention, and mental and emotional
disorders..................................... $250,000
(2) For grants to school districts to develop and
implement suicide prevention initiatives within
their curricula, increase in-school mental health
support, conduct staff development, and educate
students and parents or other
caregivers.................................... $850,000
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.