Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 33–Senators Carlton, Amodei, Care, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Raggio, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Perkins, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Beers, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams

 

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Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Commending Trauma Intervention Programs Inc.on its service to the community.

 

   Whereas, Following a crisis event, the persons involved are often

 emotionally traumatized, confused and in shock, and are not prepared to

 deal with the situation; and

   Whereas, In many cases, those persons have no one to assist them with

 getting the necessary care and support they need and, if left to fend for

 themselves, may suffer lifelong emotional scars; and

   Whereas, Trauma Intervention Programs Inc. (“TIP”) is a national

 nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and is dedicated to providing

 compassionate care in emergency situations by making available

 immediate support to those persons emotionally traumatized by a crisis;

 and

   Whereas, This mission is being accomplished through community

 volunteers who are trained to provide assistance to persons in crisis when

 requested by hospital personnel, police officers, firefighters and

 paramedics; and

   Whereas, TIP, whose motto is “citizens helping citizens in crisis,” is

 the largest operator of emergency services volunteer programs in the

 nation and was a 1991 recipient of the Innovations in State and Local

 Government Award from the Ford Foundation and the John F. Kennedy

 School of Government at Harvard University, an award widely considered

 to be the most prestigious award given to nonprofit organizations and

 public agencies; and

   Whereas, In the year 2000, Attorney General Janet Reno presented

 TIP with the highest federal honor for victim advocacy, the Crime Victim

 Service Award, which honors individuals and organizations whose work

 on behalf of crime victims is characterized by exceptional commitment

 and effectiveness; and

   Whereas, TIP has 18 regional chapters that serve over 75 cities, 100

 hospitals, 67 police departments and 55 fire departments, with volunteers

 available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; and

   Whereas, TIP of Southern Nevada was organized in 1994 with

 approximately 20 volunteers who responded to about 30 calls per month;

 and

   Whereas, By the end of 2000, TIP of Southern Nevada had grown to

50 volunteers who responded to approximately 125 calls per month from

 area police departments, fire departments, hospitals and the Clark County

 Coroner’s Office; and

   Whereas, TIP volunteers may offer assistance to victims of crime, fire

 or vehicle accidents, seniors needing assistance, family members

 following a death or suicide, and persons in other crisis situations by

 providing emotional support or referrals to appropriate agencies for

 ongoing assistance, notifying family or friends of the emergency,

 arranging for shelter, food, clothing and transportation, or serving as a

 liaison between the victims and emergency services; and

   Whereas, Some of the services offered by TIP are the TIP4kids

 Program which helps children who have been emotionally traumatized, the

 TIPTeens Program which involves young people as active volunteers in

 TIP, TravelersCare which enhances the capacity of the travel industry to

 support travelers who have been affected by crisis events, and the Senior

 Crisis Team which provides support to seniors who may be in crisis or

 who may feel isolated or disoriented and need follow-up care; and

   Whereas, Funding for these services is provided by the Las Vegas Fire

 Department, the Henderson Police and Fire Departments, the Clark

 County Fire Department and Boulder City, as well as various fundraising

 efforts of the local TIP volunteers and grateful clients; and

   Whereas, TIP volunteers are lay persons who have a desire and

 willingness to give back to their community and to give of their time by

 completing a 55-hour training course and attending a mandatory 3-hour

 continuing education meeting each month, as well as by making

 themselves available for emergency calls; and

   Whereas, TIP volunteers have proven themselves invaluable to

 emergency personnel by assisting them at the scene with specific tasks or

 by calming victims and their families, allowing the emergency personnel

 to use their time more effectively to take care of the situation at hand and

 to get back into service sooner; now, therefore, be it

   Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly

 Concurring, That the Nevada Legislature commends Trauma

 Intervention Programs Inc., TIP of Southern Nevada and the volunteers

 who provide crisis services to people in adverse and sometimes tragic

 situations; and be it further

   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy

 of this resolution to Marian Thomas, Crisis Team Manager of TIP of

 Southern Nevada.

 

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