Full Text of HR0829 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, All citizens of the United States possess the | 3 | | basic human right to the preservation of
personal dignity; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, All citizens of the United States deserve the | 5 | | investment of every possible resource to
ensure their lasting | 6 | | physical, mental, and emotional well-being; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was first | 8 | | defined by
the American Psychiatric Association in 1980 to more | 9 | | accurately understand and treat veterans
who had endured severe | 10 | | operational combat stress; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Combat stress injuries have historically been | 12 | | unjustly portrayed as a mental illness
caused by a preexisting | 13 | | flaw of character or ability, and the word "disorder" has | 14 | | carried a
stigma that perpetuates this misconception, which can | 15 | | discourage the injured from seeking
proper and timely medical | 16 | | treatment; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Referring to the complications from combat | 18 | | operational stress as a disorder
perpetuates the stigma of and | 19 | | bias against mental illness; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, It has been shown though electro-magnetic imaging |
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| 1 | | that the condition is more
accurately described as an injury; | 2 | | and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Severe post-traumatic stress is a very common and | 4 | | treatable injury to the brain
that can occur following exposure | 5 | | to extremely traumatic events, such as
interpersonal violence, | 6 | | combat, life-threatening accidents, or natural disasters; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Referring to the condition as post-traumatic | 8 | | stress injury (PTSI) is less stigmatizing
and is viewed as more | 9 | | honorable, and this designation can favorably influence those | 10 | | affected and
encourage them to seek treatment without fear of | 11 | | retribution or shame; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, All citizens suffering from post-traumatic stress | 13 | | injury deserve our compassion and
consideration, and those | 14 | | brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have
| 15 | | received these wounds in action against an enemy of the United | 16 | | States further deserve our
special tribute and acknowledgment; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) is an injury | 19 | | that is repairable, and timely
treatment can diminish | 20 | | complications and prevent suicides among the injured; | 21 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we declare June 27, 2020 as "Post-Traumatic Stress Injury | 4 | | Awareness Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That we declare June of 2020 as "Post-Traumatic | 6 | | Stress Injury Awareness Month" in the State of Illinois; and be | 7 | | it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That we urge the Department of Public Health and
| 9 | | the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue working to
| 10 | | educate victims of abuse, crime, and natural disasters and
| 11 | | service members, veterans and their families, and the general | 12 | | public about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of
| 13 | | post-traumatic stress injury; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
| 15 | | delivered to the Governor, the Director of Public Health, and | 16 | | the Director of Veterans Affairs.
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