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WHEREAS, good mental health is essential for the well-being and vitality of our families,
businesses, and communities; and
WHEREAS, mental illness will strike one in four Americans in a given year regardless of age,
gender, race, ethnicity, religion; or economic status; and
WHEREAS, one in five children suffer from a diagnosable mental or emotional disorder, and
one in ten have a serious disorder which, if untreated, can lead to school f=ailure, addiction, and even
suicide; and
WHEREAS, mental disorders, collectively, make mental illness the most prevalent health
problem in American today-more common than cancer, lung and heart disease combined; and
WHEREAS, guiding principles of community mental healthcare have always been
comprehensiveness, cost-efficient effective management, high quality and consumer-responsive
services, and these principles are now being adopted by both private and public healthcare payors; and
WHEREAS, the National Mental Health Association, the National Council for Community
Behavioral Healthcare, and their partners celebrate Mental Health Month each year in May to raise
awareness of mental health, mental illnesses, and insurance discrimination against people with mental
illnesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby
proclaims May 1999 as Mental Health Month in Butte County, and urges government agencies, public
and private institutions, businesses, and schools in Butte County to recommit our community to increase
awareness and understanding of mental illnesses, and meet the need for appropriate and accessible
services for all people with mental illnesses.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 27`f' day of April
1999 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Houx, Josas>en, Davis and Chair Dolan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None ~
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JANE DO~LAN, Chair
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK. Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 19)9 AS
MF,NTAL HEALTH MONTH