PRINTER'S NO. 1995
No. 308 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY WASHINGTON, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BOSCOLA, BROWNE,
BRUBAKER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, ERICKSON, FONTANA, FUMO,
GREENLEAF, HUGHES, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, LAVALLE, McILHINNEY,
MUSTO, O'PAKE, ORIE, PIPPY, PUNT, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS, STACK,
TARTAGLIONE, TOMLINSON, D. WHITE, A. WILLIAMS, C. WILLIAMS
AND WONDERLING, APRIL 29, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 29, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing May 8, 2008, as "National Children's Mental Health
2 Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth is committed to community-based
4 mental health care systems; and
5 WHEREAS, Mental health disorders affect 1 in 5 children; and
6 WHEREAS, Untreated mental health disorders are very costly;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, Children who receive needed mental health services
9 attain higher rates of education; and
10 WHEREAS, Children who receive needed mental health services
11 are less likely to enter the juvenile and criminal justice
12 systems; and
13 WHEREAS, Children's mental health services promote the
14 positive development of affected children at home, in school and
15 in our communities; and
16 WHEREAS, Children's mental health services promote efficient
1 use of resources through interagency cooperation; and
2 WHEREAS, Development, recovery and resilience are the focus
3 of "National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day"; and
4 WHEREAS, "Thriving in the Community," this year's theme,
5 highlights the positive outcomes associated with comprehensive
6 children's mental health care services; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize May 8, 2008, as "National
8 Children's Mental Health Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
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