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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 196 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning March 2, |
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| 6 | 6 | | 2025, as ‘‘School Social Work Week’’. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | MARCH5, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Ms. M |
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| 10 | 10 | | OOREof Wisconsin (for herself, Ms. SCHOLTEN, and Ms. GARCIAof |
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| 11 | 11 | | Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Committee on Education and Workforce |
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| 13 | 13 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning |
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| 15 | 15 | | March 2, 2025, as ‘‘School Social Work Week’’. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Whereas the importance of school social work is recognized |
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| 17 | 17 | | in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 |
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| 18 | 18 | | (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and the Individuals with Dis- |
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| 19 | 19 | | abilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) through |
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| 20 | 20 | | the inclusion of school social work programs and services |
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| 21 | 21 | | in such Acts; |
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| 22 | 22 | | Whereas school social workers are especially skilled in pro- |
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| 23 | 23 | | viding services to students who face serious challenges to |
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| 24 | 24 | | school success, including disability, poverty, discrimina- |
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| 25 | 25 | | tion, abuse, neglect, mental illness, homelessness, bul- |
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| 26 | 26 | | lying, familial stressors, and other barriers to learning; |
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| 29 | 29 | | •HRES 196 IH |
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| 30 | 30 | | Whereas school social workers are more necessary now than |
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| 31 | 31 | | at any time in recent memory, as more students are |
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| 32 | 32 | | struggling with mental and behavioral health disorders, |
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| 33 | 33 | | with nearly 1 in 6 children from 2 to 8 years old (17.4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | percent) having a diagnosed mental, behavioral, or devel- |
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| 35 | 35 | | opmental disorder; |
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| 36 | 36 | | Whereas individuals who wish to access community mental |
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| 37 | 37 | | health services often find such services unavailable, inac- |
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| 38 | 38 | | cessible, or inadequate; |
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| 39 | 39 | | Whereas school social workers, being licensed mental health |
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| 40 | 40 | | professionals in schools in the United States, provide nec- |
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| 41 | 41 | | essary assessment, interventions, counseling, family out- |
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| 42 | 42 | | reach, and community referrals; |
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| 43 | 43 | | Whereas school mental health programs are critical to early |
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| 44 | 44 | | identification and intervention of mental health problems |
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| 45 | 45 | | and in the provision of appropriate mental health services |
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| 46 | 46 | | when needed; |
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| 47 | 47 | | Whereas school social workers maintain knowledge of school |
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| 48 | 48 | | culture and school climate, which are necessary for re- |
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| 49 | 49 | | sponsible school safety planning; |
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| 50 | 50 | | Whereas fewer than 1 in 5 children in need of mental health |
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| 51 | 51 | | services actually receive these services, and research indi- |
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| 52 | 52 | | cates that school mental health programs improve edu- |
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| 53 | 53 | | cational outcomes by decreasing absences, dropout rates, |
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| 54 | 54 | | and discipline referrals, while improving academic |
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| 55 | 55 | | achievement; |
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| 56 | 56 | | Whereas school social workers serve as vital members of a |
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| 57 | 57 | | school’s education team, playing a central role in creating |
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| 58 | 58 | | partnerships between the home, school, and community to |
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| 59 | 59 | | ensure student academic success; and |
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| 62 | 62 | | •HRES 196 IH |
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| 63 | 63 | | Whereas the celebration of ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ dur- |
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| 64 | 64 | | ing the week beginning March 2, 2025, highlights the |
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| 65 | 65 | | vital role school social workers play in the lives of stu- |
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| 66 | 66 | | dents in the United States: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 67 | 67 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (1) supports the designation of ‘‘School Social 2 |
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| 69 | 69 | | Work Week’’; 3 |
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| 70 | 70 | | (2) honors and recognizes the contributions of 4 |
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| 71 | 71 | | school social workers to the successes of students in 5 |
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| 72 | 72 | | schools across the Nation; and 6 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (3) encourages the people of the United States 7 |
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| 74 | 74 | | to observe ‘‘School Social Work Week’’ with appro-8 |
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| 75 | 75 | | priate ceremonies and activities that promote aware-9 |
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| 76 | 76 | | ness of the vital role of school social workers, in 10 |
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| 77 | 77 | | schools and in the community as a whole, in helping 11 |
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| 78 | 78 | | students prepare for their futures as productive citi-12 |
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| 79 | 79 | | zens. 13 |
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