PRINTER'S NO. 3023
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
642
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, READSHAW, DELOZIER, MOUL, KINSEY, HILL-
EVANS, YOUNGBLOOD, RYAN, MURT, SCHLOSSBERG, FREEMAN, DELLOSO,
FITZGERALD, KENYATTA, DeLUCA, COMITTA, HOWARD, ISAACSON,
SAPPEY, MERSKI, THOMAS, HARKINS, ULLMAN, OTTEN, McCLINTON,
SHUSTERMAN, O'MARA, T. DAVIS, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL, NEILSON,
MULLINS, PASHINSKI, RABB, MADDEN, SIMS, HANBIDGE, JOHNSON-
HARRELL, KOSIEROWSKI, KRUEGER, KIRKLAND, DALEY, GILLEN,
SCHWEYER, DRISCOLL, BOBACK, JAMES, MARKOSEK, RAVENSTAHL AND
KORTZ, DECEMBER 16, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, DECEMBER 16, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
study on the shortcomings of mental health services available
to victims of sexual assault and rape in this Commonwealth
and how mental health services can be improved.
WHEREAS, The damaging and traumatic effects of sexual assault
and rape permeate through our culture, stripping thousands of
individuals of their dignity and safety; and
WHEREAS, There are more than 430,000 victims who report
sexual assault and rape each year in the United States, with 570
people reporting sexual assault or rape daily; and
WHEREAS, Ninety percent of victims who report sexual assault
or rape are women, while three percent of men have been raped or
assaulted at some point in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS, Every 73 seconds an American is sexually assaulted,
making it one of the most urgent public health crises our nation
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