Backup Documents 05/25/2021 Item #16H3 ibH .1
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, nearly one in five Americans lives with a mental health condition,
and our family, friends, classmates, neighbors, and coworkers are
among them; and
WHEREAS, in 2020, the Collier Coalition for Healthy Minds was established as
a community response to the mental health and addiction crisis.
Coalition board members, volunteers, and partners work to raise
awareness about the local and national crisis and how our community
is working together to save lives; and
WHEREAS, stigma and fear of discrimination keep many from seeking help,
therefore, only about half of the people with serious mental
illnesses seek treatment; and
WHEREAS, research shows that the most effective way to reduce stigma is
through personal contact with someone with a mental illness; and
WHEREAS, greater public awareness about mental illnesses can change and
improve negative attitudes and behaviors toward people with mental
illnesses;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that May be designated as
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 25TH day of May, 2021.
BOARD OF COUN COMMISSIONERS
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PENNY TA OR, AIRMAN