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91_HR0211
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Child abuse prevention is a community problem,
3 and finding solutions depends on involvement among people
4 throughout the community including the courts; and
5 WHEREAS, Statistics of children who are abused and
6 neglected escalate each year; and
7 WHEREAS, The effect of child abuse is an issue of great
8 importance to all communities and needs to be addressed by
9 all Illinoisians; and
10 WHEREAS, Effective child abuse prevention programs
11 succeed because of partnerships created among the courts,
12 social service agencies, schools, religious organizations,
13 law enforcement agencies, and the business communities; and
14 WHEREAS, Parents Anonymous, a prevention program offering
15 positive alternatives to help break the cycle of abuse, is
16 sponsoring the Illinois Blue Bow Campaign to heighten
17 awareness of the need to support families; and
18 WHEREAS, All citizens should become more aware of child
19 abuse and prevention within the community and become involved
20 in supporting parents to raise their children in a safe,
21 nurturing environment; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we recognize and designate the third week of April as Blue
25 Bow Week and April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and call
26 upon all citizens to increase their participation in efforts
27 to prevent child abuse, thereby strengthening the communities
28 in which we live; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to Parents Anonymous.