Full Text of HR0180 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The prescription of psychotropic drugs to treat | 3 | | psychiatric disorders has greatly increased in recent years; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has, since | 6 | | 2004, required manufacturers of selective serotonin reuptake | 7 | | inhibitor antidepressant medications (SSRIs) to add black box | 8 | | warnings to their product labeling, advising that studies have | 9 | | shown an increase in suicidal thinking and behavior among | 10 | | children and adolescents suffering from psychiatric disorders; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Health authorities in Canada, the European Union, | 13 | | Australia, and Great Britain have issued warnings regarding the | 14 | | increased risk of self-harm or harm to others associated with | 15 | | SSRIs; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In recent years there have been numerous | 17 | | documented instances of suicides and acts of violence against | 18 | | others by persons reported to have been taking antidepressants | 19 | | and/or other psychotropic medications; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | the Psychotropic Substances Suicide Risk Task Force be created | 2 | | within the Department of Public Health to (1) study and report | 3 | | upon the available research relevant to the reputed causal link | 4 | | between prescription of psychotropic substances and acts of | 5 | | suicide or violence against others; (2) to evaluate whether the | 6 | | State of Illinois' current policies with regard to psychotropic | 7 | | substances are adequate to protect the public; and (3) to make | 8 | | recommendations as to whether Illinois should consider | 9 | | adopting additional policies with regard to psychotropic | 10 | | substances, including but not limited to requiring county | 11 | | coroners to test for psychotropic substances in cases of | 12 | | suspected suicide; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | 14 | | following members: 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the | 15 | | House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed | 16 | | co-chairperson, and 3 members appointed by the Minority Leader | 17 | | of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed | 18 | | co-chairperson; and 2 members appointed by the Director of the | 19 | | Department of Public Health, one a mental health advocate and | 20 | | one a psychiatric medical professional; and be it further | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall take voluntary | 22 | | assistance and testimony from individuals and/or professional | 23 | | organizations and institutions; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve | 2 | | without compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual expenses | 3 | | while serving on the Task Force from funds appropriated to the | 4 | | Department of Public Health for that purpose; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final report | 6 | | to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December | 7 | | 31, 2011.
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