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City of Fort Collins PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, mental health is essential to everyone's overall physical health and emotional well-
being; and
WHEREAS, mental illness will strike one in five adults and children in a given year regardless of
age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion or economic status; and
WHEREAS,people who have mental illnesses can recover and lead full productive lives; and
WHEREAS, an estimated two-thirds of adults and young people who have mental health disorders
are not receiving the help they need; and
WHEREAS, the cost of untreated and mistreated mental illnesses and addictive disorders to
American businesses, governments and families has grown to $113 billion annually; and
WHEREAS, community-based services that respond to individual and family needs are cost-
effective, and beneficial to consumers and the community; and
WHEREAS, the Larimer Center for Mental Health observes Mental Health Month every May to
raise awareness and understanding of mental health and illness.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Martinez, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim the
month of May 2004 as
MENTAL HEALTH MONTH
in the city of Fort Collins and call upon the citizens, government agencies, and public and private
institutions in Fort Collins to recommit our community to increasing awareness and understanding of
mental health,and the need for appropriate and accessible services for all people who have mental illnesses.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and the seal ofthe City ofFort Collins this
18th day of May, A.D. 2004.
Mayor
ATTEST.-
City Clerk
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