PRINTER'S NO. 3826
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
887
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, BIZZARRO, SONNEY, DONATUCCI, READSHAW,
HOWARD, SCHMITT, HELM, FREEMAN, MACKENZIE, HILL-EVANS, KORTZ,
NEILSON, MILLARD, STRUZZI, ROZZI, KIM, MOUL, POLINCHOCK,
SCHLEGEL CULVER, B. MILLER, KAUFER, WHEELAND, GAINEY AND
HOHENSTEIN, MAY 26, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MAY 26, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of June 1 through 5, 2020, as "Child
Welfare Professionals Appreciation Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Every day in this Commonwealth, thousands of
children are at risk of child abuse and neglect or have been
removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth recognizes the risks and the need
to protect children in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, The challenging task of investigating child abuse,
providing services to families, assessing safety and providing
services to ensure that this Commonwealth's children are given
nurturance, family connections, support as they transition into
adulthood and services that allow children to remain safely in
their homes or return home as expeditiously as possible, falls
to the child welfare professionals of the Commonwealth's child
welfare system; and
WHEREAS, The work of child welfare professionals may require
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them to enter into situations in which their personal safety may
be put at risk; and
WHEREAS, Child welfare professionals work in difficult and
emotional situations with children who have been victimized by
physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and other forms of
maltreatment; and
WHEREAS, Child welfare professionals must develop great skill
in working with families who are in crisis situations,
struggling with mental health challenges and suffering from drug
and alcohol conditions, poverty and other difficult issues; and
WHEREAS, Child welfare professionals must develop substantial
knowledge and skills surrounding the rights of families, the
laws surrounding child welfare and the legal processes governing
the child welfare system; and
WHEREAS, Child welfare professionals selflessly undertake the
endeavor to protect this Commonwealth's children, often with low
pay, long hours, tremendous demands, little appreciation and
great criticism, all of which has a dramatic impact on their
personal lives; and
WHEREAS, Every year child welfare professionals are injured
or killed in their pursuit to protect children across the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Innumerable injuries and deaths of children have
been averted due to the efforts of child welfare professionals;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of June 1 through 5, 2020, as "Child Welfare Professionals
Appreciation Week" in Pennsylvania.
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