| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 3360 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 713 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Wade of the 9 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Silcox of the 53 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , Clifton of the 131 |
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| 9 | 9 | | , Willis of the 55 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Chastain of the 7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Urging healthcare providers across the State of Georgia to help promote the 988 Suicide and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Crisis Lifeline; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, behavioral health conditions, including mental and substance use disorders, are3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | critical public health issues, and 988 was established to improve access to crisis services in4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | response to the country's growing suicide and mental health-related crisis care needs; and5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a direct, national three-digit number that6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | connects individuals with suicide prevention and mental health crisis resources, which are7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | distinct from the public safety purposes of 911; and8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, 988 calls, texts, and chats in the State of Georgia are answered by the Georgia9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year; and10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | is working with a coalition of community partners to educate the public on when and how12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to use 988; and13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. R. 713 |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, healthcare providers often use recorded messages to convey important |
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| 34 | 34 | | information to patients, including guidance on when to call 911.15 |
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| 35 | 35 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | the members of this body urge healthcare providers in the State of Georgia to include17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | information about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the recorded information provided18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | to their patients and other callers.19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body further urge the Georgia20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to work with its21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | community partners to develop a script that healthcare providers can use to include22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | information about 988 as part of their recorded messages.23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the public, and26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | the press.27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | H. R. 713 |
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