1993-16093-Resolution No. 93-038 Recorded 5/12/199393-160x3
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Proclaiming the Month
of May, 1993 as Mental Health Month.
RESOLUTION NO 93-038
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WHEREAS, more than 40 million Americans of all ages are affected by some form of mental illness,
and fully seven in ten Americans believe that the incidence of has increased in the past twenty years; and
WHEREAS, people with mental illness comprise the most prevalent health problem in America
today; and
WHEREAS, the stigmas associated with mental illness help to foster fear, prejudice, and
misunderstanding about the disease; and
WHEREAS, discrimination against people with serious and chronic mental illness is a contributing
factor in homelessness and other social problems; and
WHEREAS, persons who experience mental illness want to work, contribute to society, live their lives
in fully integrated community settings, and have real independent choices; and
WHEREAS, there is a commitment in Oregon to provide the best health care possible to all citizens
including people with mental illness; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES
COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. The Board of County Commissioners of Deschutes County, Oregon hereby proclaim
May, 1993, as Mental Health Month in Deschutes County and encourage all citizens to strive in their
communities to dispel the myths about mental illness, and destroy the stigmas associated with people who
have mental and emotional disabilities.
DATED this 12th day of May, 1993.
A T:
Recording Secretary
1 - RESOLUTION NO. 93-038 (5/12/93)
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DES TES COUNTY, OREGON
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