HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2011.05.04 - 18254MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION#11083 May 4, 2011
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNIZING MAY AS IV:::NTAL HEALTH
MONTH
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS mental health is critical for our individual well-being and vitality as
well as that of our families, communities and businesses; and
WHEREAS one in four (25%) of all Americans experience a mental health illness
that requires treatment at some point in their lives; and
WHEREAS one in 10 children has a serious mental illness that, if untreated, can
lead to school failure, physical illness, substance use, jail and even suicide; and
WHEREAS May 3 has been designated the National Children's Mental Health
Awareness Day; and
WHEREAS stigma and stereotypes associated with mental illnesses often keep
those living with such an illness from seeking treatment that could improve their quality
of life and help them manage the illness effectively; and
WHEREAS mental illness is a biologically based brain disorder that cannot be
overcome through "will power" and is not related to a defect in a person's "character" or
intelligence; and
WHEREAS the National Institute of Mental Health reports that mental disorders
are the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada for ages 15-44; and
WHEREAS mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation
enabling a person with a mental illness to live a meaningful life in a community of his or
her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential; and
WHEREAS mental health recovery not only benefits individuals with mental
health disabilities by focusing on their abilities to live, work, learn and fully participate in
our society but also enriches the texture of our community life; and
WHERAS the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority has
established and is committed to empowering the individuals we serve to live full self-
determined lives, embracing recovery, resilience responsibility and independence.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby recognizes May, 2011 as Mental Health Month.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
calls upon our citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses
and schools to recommit our state to increasing awareness and understanding of
mental illness and the need for appropriate and Arr.Pssihle services for all people with
mental illnesses to promote recovery.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Quarles absent
OAKLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
Mental Health Month — May 2011
WHEREAS, mental health is critical for our individual well-being and vitality as well
as that of our families, communities and businesses; and
WHEREAS, one in four (25%) of all Americans experience a mental health illness that
requires treatment at some point in their lives; and
WHEREAS, one in 10 children has a serious mental illness that, if untreated, can lead
to school failure, physical illness, substance use, jail and even suicide; and
WHEREAS, May 3rd has been designated the National Children's Mental Health
Awareness Day; and
WHEREAS, stigma and stereotypes associated with mental illnesses often keeps
those living with such an illness from seeking treatment that could
improve their quality of life and help them manage the illness
effectively; and
WHEREAS, mental illness is a biologically based brain disorder that cannot
be overcome through "will power" and is riot related to a defect in a
person's "character" or intelligence; and
WHEREAS, the National Institute of Mental Health reports that mental disorders are
the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada for ages
15-44; and
WHEREAS, mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation enabling
a person with a mental illness to live a meaningful life in a community of
his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential; and
WHEREAS, mental health recovery not only benefits individuals with mental health
disabilities by focusing on their abilities to live, work, learn and fully
participate in our society, but also enriches the texture of our community
life; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority has established
and is committed to empowering the individuals we serve to live fall self-
determined lives, embracing recovery, resilience responsibility and
independence.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, Oakland County Community Mental Health
Authority, hereby recognizes May 2011 as Mental Health Month. OCCMHA calls upon our
citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses and schools to
recommit our state to increasing awareness and understanding of mental illness, and the need for
appropriate and accessible services for all people with mental illnesses to promote recovery.
L FORMING I., 3OLUE Mae
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Resolution #11083 May 4, 2011
Moved by Nuccio supported by Covey the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long,
Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert,
Zack, Bosnic, Covey, Crawford. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on May 4,
2011, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 4th day of May, 2011.
Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County