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HJ0052LRB104 19446 ECR 32894 r

1HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Illinois has a strong track record of bipartisan 

3support for high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health 

4care as demonstrated by the codification of innovative 

5programs and by the State's many meaningful investments in 

6recovery services and supports; and

7 WHEREAS, According to the National Alliance on Mental 

8Illness (NAMI), more than one in five adults in the United 

9States experience mental illness each year, and more than one 

10in 20 adults experience serious mental illness each year; 

11according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

12Administration (SAMHSA) data from 2024, nearly 17% of those 

13over the age of 12 had a substance use disorder in the 

14preceding year; and

15 WHEREAS, Having a mental illness or substance use disorder 

16can make it challenging to live everyday life and maintain 

17recovery, and these challenges extend beyond the individual 

18and impact families, communities, and the entire State of 

19Illinois; and

20 WHEREAS, President Trump issued an Executive Order on July 

2124, 2025, entitled "Ending Crime and Disorder on America's 

22Streets", that calls for shifting people experiencing 

HJ0052- 2 -LRB104 19446 ECR 32894 r

1homelessness, serious mental illness, and/or substance use 

2disorder into "long-term institutional settings" via 

3involuntary commitment; and

4 WHEREAS, The Executive Order also directs the United 

5States Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human 

6Services to work toward reversing Federal or State judicial 

7precedents and the determination of consent decrees that 

8protect the rights of Americans; and

9 WHEREAS, By the mid-20th century, it