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FROM: Mental Health Advisory Board Contra
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SUBJECT: Declare May "Mental Health Month" ��v���+++���"'� ��J
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Declare May , 1988 , "Mental Health Month" in Contra Costa County .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
None .
III . REASONS FOR , RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
Because 1 , 400 , 000 Californians are afflicted by serious and
disabling mental illness and at least 25 , 000 of them are
homeless ; because at least 25 percent of hospital beds are
filled with mentally ill clients ; and because there are not
enough funds available to provide necessary services for these
clients , the California Coalition for Mental Health has
designated the month of May as "Mental Health Month" and asks
that all counties in the State of California do the same . By
drawing the attention of the public to the plight of the men-
tally ill , maybe we can encourage our legislators to allocate
more funds for mental health services.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): pp
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 17. 1988. - APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 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: County Administrator ATTESTED .May 17 , 19.88
Health. SerVi.CeS Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
S PERVISO.RS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY