HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012000 - 2000-187 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF PROCLAIMING RESOLUTION NO. 2000/187
the Month of May 2000 as "Mental Health
Awareness Month" in Contra Costa County.
WHEREAS, it is increasingly important to emphasize that mental health is critical for the well-
being and vitality of our families, businesses and communities; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining mental
health, and to learn more about the impact of mental disabilities on one's mental health; and
WHEREAS, learning more about mental health is important in educating the public about
mental disabilities and it is vital to dispel associated negative preconceptions about persons
with mental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the National Mental Health Association, the National Council for Community
Behavioral Healthcare, and their partners celebrate Mental Health Month each year in May to
raise awareness about mental health, mental disabilities, and insurance discrimination against
people with mental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County Mental Health Division is the leader in the State in
implementing a Recovery Model that will improve the quality of life and give a message of
hope for the Contra Costa citizens that have psychiatric disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa Health Services/Mental Health Division and the Mental Health
Commission will co-sponsor the third annual Hope Faire on Saturday, May 6, 2000, from
9 am to 5 pm in Todos Santos Park in downtown Concord, hosting a countywide faire open to
the general public to permit residents to take a mental health day as part of Mental Health
Awareness Month and to enable residents to learn more about mental health and mental health
resources; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, proclaims the month of May 2000 as "Mental Health Awareness
Month", and requests the support of Contra Costa County residents and organizations in this effort
to increase awareness about the importance of mental health and to promote the understanding
that, through proper treatment and rehabilitation, individuals are able to resume productive,
satisfying lives and, through education about mental health, negative preconceptions about persons
with mental disabilities can be dispelled.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 2 nd day of May, 2000.
I hereby certify that this is a true and
correct copy of an action taken and
entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
Attested /')a!j moo o
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator
Deputy
Resolution No. 2000/187