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This concurrent resolution requests the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish dedicated clinical counseling services specifically for correctional facility staff members, separate from mental health resources available to inmates. The resolution recognizes the inherent mental health risks faced by correctional staff, including potential trauma exposure, burnout, and compassion fatigue, and seeks to address these challenges by urging the department to allocate operating funds to hire additional clinical counselors, psychologists, or other mental health service providers. The resolution highlights the importance of prioritizing staff mental health and recommends implementing in-house clinical counseling as an appropriate method to support correctional facility employees. As a concurrent resolution, it represents a formal request from both the House of Representatives and Senate of Hawaii's Thirty-third Legislature, with the final provision directing that a certified copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=63&year=2025