Item B1BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITE 11 SI11 MARY
leeii Date Wed. Oct- 1 7, _'012
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Division: BOCC
Department: Mayor David Rice.
Staff Contact /Phone #: Tamara Lamarche
PH: 305 289-6000
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Mayor's Proclamation declaring the week of October 7 - 112012
as Mental Illness Awareness Week in Monroe County to increase public awareness and to
promote treatment and recovery.
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Proclamation
Mental Illness Awareness Week
WHEREAS, serious mental illness such as major depression, bipolar disorder,
schizophrenia, obsessive -compulsive disorder, severe anxiety disorders, borderline'
personality disorder, and posttraurnatic stress disorders affect one in every four people
annually-,
WHEREAS, serious mental illness is a highly treatable medical illness of the brain
posing the same concern as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses:
WHEREAS. scientific research is producing tremendous breakthroughs in the
understanding of mental illness, resulting in more effective treatments to allow people to
reclaim full and productive lives.,
WHEREAS, misunderstandings exist about mental illness and social culture often
wrongly imposes a stigma on mental illness;
NOW, THEREFORE RESOLVED, I David Rice, Mayor of Monroe County, Florida, do
hereby proclaim October 7 through October 13, 2012 as Mental Illness Awareness Week
in Monroe County to increase public awareness of mental illness and to promote
treatment and recovery.