HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09261995 - C14 Board of Supervisors
Of
Contra Costa County, State of California
IN RECOGNITION OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS ]
WEEK, OCTOBER 1 TO B. 1995 IN CONTRA ]
COSTA COUNTY AS RECOMMENDED BY ]
SUPERVISOR GAYLE BISHOP ] RESOLUTION NO. 425
WHEREAS, severe mental and emotional disabilities are more common than cancer,
diabetes and heart disease, and
.WHEREAS, the vast majority of persons with mental.disabilities respond to treatment and
function successfully in the community, and
WHEREAS, people with mental disabilities share with the rest of the population a desire
and need for interpersonal acceptance and support, decent housing, and an opportunity to
be productive, and
WHEREAS, a lack of accurate information, understanding and appreciation of differences— .
and the resulting Nimbyism and stigmatization—negatively impacts all of society and, most
particularly, the persons with.mental disabilities who are engaged in their legitimate pursuit
of good health and normal life, and
WHEREAS, discriminating against people for a health condition—a condition for which they
are not responsible—is not only unfair and immoral, it is illegal under the American
Disabilities Act, and
WHEREAS, we believe that the people of Contra Costa County will respond positively to
accurate information about persons with mental disabilities.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
does hereby proclaim that October 1 through B, 1995, shall be mental Health Awareness
Week in Contra Costa County, and urge all residents to seek out opportunities to gain a
greater awareness and understanding of persons with mental disabilities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of those Supervisors present on September.
26; 1995.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an action taken and
entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors.
Witness my hand and the Seal of .
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 26th day of September, 1995.
PHIL BATCHELOR, County Administrator
and Clerk of the Boa of Supervisors
By.
Dep Clerk