Full Text of HR1158 94th General Assembly
HR1158 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Each year, 1,500 children die and 140,000 children | 3 |
| are injured because of child abuse, more than 2 million cases | 4 |
| of child abuse and neglect are reported in the United States, | 5 |
| and an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 new cases of sexual abuse | 6 |
| occur; and
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| WHEREAS, There are several types of child abuse, including | 8 |
| domestic abuse in the home, Shaken Baby Syndrome, neglect, | 9 |
| physical abuse, emotional abuse, and child abandonment; and
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| WHEREAS, Children who suffer abuse develop a range of | 11 |
| maladaptive, anti-social, and self-destructive behaviors and | 12 |
| thoughts in trying to cope with the abuse; children who are | 13 |
| victims of sexual abuse experience depression, anxiety, guilt, | 14 |
| fear, sexual dysfunction, dissociative symptoms, eating | 15 |
| disorders, substance abuse, prostitution, regressive behaviors | 16 |
| such as a return to thumb-sucking or bed-wetting, runaway | 17 |
| behavior, and academic and behavior problems; and
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| WHEREAS, The costs of child abuse to society are great and | 19 |
| include human suffering; medical care for injuries; medical | 20 |
| care for the long term effects on survivors; mental health care | 21 |
| for survivors; substance abuse treatment for survivors; mental | 22 |
| health treatment for abusers; criminal justice system costs for | 23 |
| police intervention, arrests, prosecution, and incarceration; | 24 |
| legal system costs for lawyers, judges, and courtrooms; costs | 25 |
| to our educational system for special education services and | 26 |
| counseling services; and social service costs for shelters, | 27 |
| foster care, emergency housing, and case workers; and
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| WHEREAS, There are many things that the public can do to | 29 |
| prevent child abuse, including being educated regarding the | 30 |
| signs of child abuse, what constitutes child abuse, and why it | 31 |
| is wrong, and the best way to prevent child abuse; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 |
| to recognize the value of children in our society and to | 5 |
| encourage education and prevention of domestic violence and | 6 |
| abuse, we declare Sunday, June 11, 2006, to be "Children's Day" | 7 |
| in the State of Illinois.
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