| Resolution Number: | 1985-D127 |
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| Title: | Support Ministry to the Homeless Who Are Mentally Ill |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 68th General Convention instruct appropriate Executive Council staff to develop and make available to the Church educational resources regarding the plight of homeless people, including those who are mentally ill; to establish, in cooperation with dioceses, Jubilee Centers, local parishes, the social agencies of this Church, other social agencies and the mental health care delivery system, a means of providing assistance for these individuals who are without an adequate support system to meet their needs for care and supervision; and to develop a program of advocacy with other existing organizations on behalf of such homeless people.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 251. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D127)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 68th General Convention develop an office to provide information to the Church on the plight of the mentally ill; to coordinate a program of advocacy with other existing organizations on behalf of the mentally ill and especially the homeless mentally ill in our country; to coordinate with diocesan offices, local parishes and mental health delivery systems feasible alternatives to the present condition of homelessness of the mentally ill.
Proposed Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 68th General Convention instruct appropriate Executive Council staff to develop and make available to the Church educational resources regarding the plight of homeless people, including those who are mentally ill; to establish, in cooperation with dioceses, Jubilee Centers, local parishes, the social agencies of this Church, other social agencies and the mental health care delivery system, a means of providing assistance for these individuals who are without an adequate support system to meet their needs for care and supervision; and to develop a program of advocacy with other existing organizations on behalf of such homeless persons [sic].
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #152)
House of Bishops
The following message was received from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #152: D127 Substitute (Plight of the Homeless Mentally Ill).
The House concurred
(Communicated to House of Deputies in HB Message #219)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 13.
| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention directs development of resources regarding the homeless and encourages assistance and advocacy programs for these individuals. |
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