Full Text of SR0400 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The 1909 White House Conference on Dependent | 3 | | Children stated that every child deserves a stable
and lasting | 4 | | family life and should not be deprived of it except for urgent | 5 | | and compelling reasons; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Once the decision is made to remove children from | 7 | | their homes, the Department of Children and
Family Services has | 8 | | a responsibility and duty to provide them with substitute | 9 | | living arrangements that ensure
that they are safe from | 10 | | additional harm and provide stability; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, When children are removed from their homes and | 12 | | then experience placement disruption, it can
lead them to | 13 | | experience profound distress, a sense of loss, and feelings of | 14 | | not belonging - all of which can
lead to distrust and fear of | 15 | | forming secure and healthy relationships; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Children experiencing instability also have a | 17 | | high rate of additional placement disruption, have
greater | 18 | | difficulty finding permanent homes, and experience poorer | 19 | | adult outcomes; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Evidence links multiple placements with | 21 | | behavioral and mental health problems, educational
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| 1 | | difficulties, and juvenile delinquency; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Children need continuity, consistency, and | 3 | | predictability from their caregivers; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In 2014, 20.7% of children entering substitute | 5 | | care had at least three different placements in their
first | 6 | | year; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Youth who experience minimized placement changes | 8 | | are more likely to experience fewer school
changes, less trauma | 9 | | and distress, less mental health and behavioral problems, | 10 | | increased probabilities for
academic achievement, and | 11 | | experiencing a lasting positive relationship with an adult; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Department | 15 | | of Children and Family Services to develop a plan, in | 16 | | collaboration
with the private agencies that serve the majority | 17 | | of youth in care, to create a review system for any child in | 18 | | its
care when he or she enters his or her third placement; and | 19 | | be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Children and Family | 21 | | Services shall submit a report no later than December 31, 2017 |
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| 1 | | with its recommendations to
the General Assembly on how this | 2 | | system should be developed and implemented.
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