ADOPTION MENTAL HEALTH

Encourages all members of the General Assembly and their staff to learn more about and have a greater awareness of the issues impacting adopted children, including the impact adoption can have on one's mental health. Encourages all employees of the State of Illinois, including but not limited to employees of the State Board of Education, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services as well as employees of school districts and nonpublic schools, to learn more about and have a greater awareness of the issues impacting adopted children, including information about adoption-competent mental health services to help adopted children living in Illinois to thrive.