This resolution calls on the University of Illinois to increase funding for mental health services at the UIUC Counseling Center. The number of crisis walk-in appointments has increased 85% in two years, showing a significant lack of counselors to meet student demand. The resolution asks the university to allocate more funding specifically toward hiring additional counselors and expanding existing intervention services. It also directs the student government to advocate for this change and include a referendum question on the topic in the upcoming student election.

1. RES.03.XX SENATE OF THE ILLINOIS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
February 5, 2020 3RD
ASSEMBLY
Fundingfor the UIUCCounselingCenter
AUTHOR(S): SenatorSudarshanaRao
SPONSOR(S):SenatorCodyBainbridge,SenatorAlexisPerezchica,SenatorChrisAckerman
ENDORSEMENT(S): LGBT AdvocacyTaskforce
WHEREAS, The IllinoisStudentgovernmentiscommittedtoadvocacyon
behalf of the studentbody.and,
WHEREAS, The UIUC CounselingCenterisintegral tothe well beingof studentson
campus.and,
WHEREAS, In 2018-19, the numberof crisiswalk-inappointmentsatthe University
of IllinoisCounselingCenterreached471,up 85 percentintwo years1
and,
WHEREAS, There isa significantlackof counselorsonUIUC’scampus to meetthe
demandformental healthservices.and,
LET IT BE RESOLVED, The IllinoisStudentGovernmentcallsuponthe
Universityof
Illinoistoincrease fundingformental healthservices,includingthe hiring of
more counselors.and,
LET IT BE RESOLVED, The IllinoisStudentGovernmentwill advocate in
collaborationwithrelatedstudentgroupsoncampusto endure thatthischange
ismade.And,
LET IT BE RESOLVED, That, inorderto supportthe studentcommunityon
campusthe IllinoisStudentGovernmentwillsubmitthe followingquestiontobe
includedonthe upcomingSpring2020 referendum:
“Shouldthe Universityof Illinoisadministrationallocatefundingtothe UIUC
CounselingCentertogotowardsthe hiringof more counselorsandtoexpand
alreadyexistinginterventionservices?”
LET IT BE RESOLVED, The Senate requeststhe Presidentdirectthe Executive
to take any actionnecessaryandproperto carry out the provisionsof this
resolution.
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