HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/03/2022 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY 2022 AS MENTAL HEALTH A
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed since 1949 to raise
awareness of mental health conditions and the importance of mental health; and
WHEREAS, Colorado ranks 47th out of 51 states (plus District of Columbia) with a higher
prevalence of mental health issues and lower rates of access to care for adults and youth; and
WHEREAS, a growing percentage of youth in the United States live with major depression,
and over 2.5 million youth have severe depression; and
WHEREAS, cost-effective and beneficial mental health systems of care must be expanded
to meet the varying levels of care needed by the people being served; and
WHEREAS, reduction of stigma, broad outreach and effective prevention efforts of mental
health conditions and substance use disorders help improve lives; and
WHEREAS, access to necessary medication, appropriate treatment, and responsive peer
support helps prevent individuals from ending up in emergency rooms and jails; and
WHEREAS, people with lived experience of mental illness and/or substance use disorders
get better, live in recovery, and provide invaluable knowledge of how to improve and transform
systems of care.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim
May 2022 as
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 3rd day of May, A.D. 2022.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk