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FROM: Mental Health Advisory Board �.,C .Jl Contra
Costa
DATE: September 15, 1988 County
Declare Week of October 2 , 1988 , "Mental Illness Awareness Week" in
SUBJECT: Contra Costa County.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Declare the week of October 2 , 1988 , as "Mental Illness Awareness
Week" .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
WHEREAS: Mental Illness is a grave problem in society, widely
feared and misunderstood;
WHEREAS: More than 10 million people in the United States are
disabled for long periods of time by mental illness in
some form;
WHEREAS : Appropriate treatment of mental illness when recognized is
cost effective with excellent prospects for improvement;
WHEREAS : Mentally ill- individuals and their families have begun to
join self-help groups to combat the stigma surrouding men-
tal illness and to encourage greater research into causes
and treatments for mental illness;
WHEREAS: It has been resolved by the United States Senate and the
House of Representatives to declare the week of October 2 ,
1988 , as "Mental Illness Awareness Week" requesting that
the people of the United States observe the week as such;
we are asking that this be done in Contra Costa County.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT! YES SIGNATURE: A411
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOAAD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON September APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT -- ? AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (ADAMH) ATTESTEDSeptember 27 , 1988
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Mental Health Advisory Board SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
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