20 ILCS 4028/10: Violence Prevention Task Force; duties.

The Task Force shall have the following duties:

(1) to increase awareness of resources, jobs, and opportunities to prevent violence in this State;

(2) to assist violence prevention groups, religious institutions, social lodges, community groups, block clubs, and other groups in providing safe havens for children, youth, young adults, and seniors;

(3) to create, develop, and implement recreational, social, and educational initiatives for at-risk youth;

(4) to organize community mental health providers in at-risk communities;

(5) to provide State resources to public schools to assist with behavioral health; and

(6) to assist in providing jobs, resources, and opportunities for at-risk youth so as to prevent them from committing crimes.