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This resolution urges the Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to address significant issues identified in a December 2024 audit covering fiscal years 2021-2023, which revealed problems with the quality and timeliness of investigations into allegations of abuse and neglect in mental health and developmental disability facilities. Specifically, the resolution calls on the OIG to review and implement audit recommendations, improve the speed of investigative case completion (noting that some cases took 500 or more days to complete), and work to overcome barriers such as staffing shortages and hiring delays that have hindered their ability to conduct thorough and prompt investigations. The resolution also encourages the OIG to collaborate with other state agencies like the Illinois State Police, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and Department of Public Health (DPH) to strengthen their investigation processes, with the ultimate goal of ensuring the safety and humane treatment of individuals with mental and developmental disabilities in state-operated facilities.

Health and Social Services

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