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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kristi Daugherty was recognized as one of El Paso |
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Inc.'s 2022 Women of Impact; and |
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WHEREAS, The CEO of Emergence Health Network, Ms. Daugherty |
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is credited with energizing the company, which provides behavioral |
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health and developmental disabilities programs, and expanding its |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Daugherty has emphasized preparation, and |
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during the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, she swiftly deployed the |
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EHN emergency plan and had a team on site within an hour of the |
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horrific incident; programs at the center today continue to help |
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those who were impacted by the tragedy; and |
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WHEREAS, When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Texas, EHN launched a |
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remote crisis program in partnership with The University of Texas |
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at El Paso, ensuring that interns could graduate on time despite the |
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closure of clinicals; they were hired to provide phone support, |
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thus gaining the experience they needed; in addition, EHN set up |
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clinics on five El Paso Independent School District campuses to |
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improve access to mental health care and ease the stigma around |
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mental wellness programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Daugherty has also focused on strengthening |
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EHN's clinical services; with the advent of 988 as the national |
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three-digit access number for the Suicide and Crisis hotline, |
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Emergence became one of only four community centers serving as a 988 |
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center; moreover, it has been designated as a national |
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Spanish-language center, receiving calls from all across the |
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country; EHN has been an innovator in the justice-involved sector |
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as well, increasing the number of Crisis Intervention Teams across |
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the region and adding campus-based CIT in two local school |
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districts; engaging in fruitful partnerships with local educators, |
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the organization has seen positive results by embedding mental |
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health services in schools to better reach children and parents |
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alike; in addition, it maintains the IDD Learning Center to provide |
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daytime rehabilitation that helps individuals with developmental |
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disabilities reach the highest possible degree of independence; and |
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WHEREAS, While fulfilling her many responsibilities, |
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Ms. Daugherty also generously shares her time and expertise as a |
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member of the boards of the FEMAP Foundation, Project Amistad, and |
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the FBI Citizens Academy, among other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Kristi Daugherty has made a positive difference in |
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the lives of countless El Paso residents through her vision and |
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leadership at the helm of Emergence Health Network, and she is |
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richly deserving of this accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate Kristi Daugherty on her selection as one of El |
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Paso Inc.'s 2022 Women of Impact and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Daugherty as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |