Full Text of HR0186 102nd General Assembly
HR0186 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Sexual assault is a serious public health | 3 | | problem; along with unwanted sexual contact and verbal sexual | 4 | | harassment, sexual assault is a major human rights and social | 5 | | justice issue that affects millions of women, men, and | 6 | | children in the United States; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Sexual assault affects people of all genders and | 8 | | all racial, social, religious, age, ethnic, and socioeconomic | 9 | | groups; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Nearly one in five women and nearly one in 38 men | 11 | | experience completed or attempted rape during their lifetime; | 12 | | it is estimated that nearly one in two women and one in five | 13 | | men experience sexual violence, other than rape, throughout | 14 | | their lifetime; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, One in three female rape victims and | 16 | | approximately one in four male rape victims experienced sexual | 17 | | violence for the first time between 11 and 17 years old; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the immediate physical and | 19 | | emotional costs, sexual assault survivors frequently suffer | 20 | | from severe and long-lasting effects, including post-traumatic | 21 | | stress disorder, substance abuse, major depression, |
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| 1 | | homelessness, eating disorders, low self-esteem, and suicide; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, It is important to recognize the strength and | 4 | | courage of the victims of sexual assault and acknowledge the | 5 | | challenges they face, along with their families and friends, | 6 | | as they struggle to cope with the reality of sexual assault; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, It is also important to recognize the compassion | 9 | | and dedication of the individuals involved in addressing this | 10 | | public health problem and to applaud their commitment to | 11 | | foster healing and increase public understanding of sexual | 12 | | assault; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Many states and organizations join the effort | 14 | | each year to address the problem of sexual assault, to educate | 15 | | the public, and to advocate for the prevention of sexual | 16 | | violence; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we declare April 2021 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month; and | 20 | | be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That we support State, national, and global |
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| 1 | | efforts that bring awareness to the problem of sexual assault, | 2 | | including the causes, effects, and means of prevention.
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