Full Text of HR0607 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives wishes to | 3 | | commend the City of Joliet and the City of Joliet Fire | 4 | | Department for their partnership with the mental health | 5 | | provider Thriveworks; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Thriveworks, founded by AJ Centore, Ph.D. in | 7 | | 2008, is a leading mental health provider that helps people | 8 | | live happy and successful lives by making high-quality | 9 | | counseling and psychiatry services accessible and affordable; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Thriveworks offers licensed clinicians who are | 12 | | in-network with major insurance plans and provides in-person | 13 | | and online care for depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, | 14 | | relationship issues, and more; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The partnership between the City of Joliet and | 16 | | Thriveworks followed the successful implementation of | 17 | | city-provided, Thriveworks-facilitated mental health services | 18 | | for first responders and educators in early 2022; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Thriveworks opened its first clinic in Joliet on | 20 | | July 12, 2022, which coincided with the launch of a landmark | 21 | | mental health program funded by the City of Joliet and |
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| 1 | | included a $400,000 pledge from the city to fund mental health | 2 | | services through Thriveworks and Silver Cross Hospital for the | 3 | | city's underinsured and uninsured, including low-income and | 4 | | unhoused residents; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Thriveworks' mental health services are | 6 | | accessible to uninsured residents through a voucher dispatched | 7 | | by the City of Joliet Fire Department, while residents with | 8 | | insurance can have any out-of-pocket expenses covered; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Thriveworks in Joliet includes TherapyLand, a | 10 | | unique pediatric behavioral health center equipped with the | 11 | | best resources to foster child development and mental health | 12 | | counseling, including designated areas for home/kitchen play, | 13 | | dress up, and sandbox play and offers children the chance to | 14 | | utilize blocks, puppets, nurturing toys, art supplies, and | 15 | | more; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, According to the City of Joliet Fire Department, | 17 | | since the implementation of Thriveworks, emergency calls | 18 | | related to mental health crises have decreased as well as the | 19 | | overcall costs of emergency response; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Thriveworks continues to make an impact in the | 21 | | region, having been adopted by Joliet Township and Plainfield, | 22 | | with the Townships of Wheatland and Lockport working to adopt |
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| 1 | | the program in the future; therefore, be it | 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we commend the City of Joliet and the City of Joliet Fire | 5 | | Department for their partnership with Thriveworks to provide | 6 | | mental health services to the residents of Joliet; and be it | 7 | | further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the City of Joliet, the City of Joliet Fire | 10 | | Department, and Thriveworks as a symbol of our esteem and | 11 | | respect. |
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