Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 160/10 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 160/10
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality and access to behavioral health crisis services; reduce stigma surrounding suicide, mental health, and substance use conditions; provide a behavioral health crisis response that is equivalent to the response already provided to individuals who require emergency physical health care in the State; improve equity in addressing mental health and substance use conditions; ensure a culturally and linguistically competent response to behavioral health crises and saving lives; build a new system of equitable and linguistically appropriate behavioral crisis services in which all individuals are treated with respect, dignity, cultural competence, and humility; and comply with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020 and the Federal Communication Commission’s rules adopted July 16, 2020 to ensure that all citizens and visitors of the State of Illinois receive a consistent level of 9-8-8 and crisis behavioral health services no matter where they live, work, or travel in the State.