HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 05/21/2019 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, we are all affected by mental health, and one in four Coloradoans
experience mental health conditions or substance use disorders, or both, each year; and
WHEREAS, the stigma against mental health conditions remains one of the greatest
barriers to improving the lives of all Coloradans through better mental health; and
WHEREAS, mental health systems of care must be designed to meet the needs of the
people being served; and
WHEREAS, 50% of all people with mental health conditions experience them by age
14, and 74% by age 24 and increased focus on the prevention of mental health conditions and
substance use disorders among children and adolescents through screening and early intervention
helps improve lives; and
WHEREAS, comprehensive, community-based services that respond to individuals with
mental health needs are cost-effective and beneficial to consumers and our community; and
WHEREAS, it costs 7 times more to incarcerate someone with mental health issues than
to treat them in the community; and
WHEREAS, there is a strong and growing body of evidence that supports the cost
effectiveness and benefits to communities that have successfully implemented continuums of
mental health care.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim May 2019 as
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
We also call upon all to commit our community to increasing awareness and understanding of
mental health, and the need for appropriate and accessible services for all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 21st day of May, A.D. 2019.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk