HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2007.04.26 - 28341Miscellaneous Resolution # 07111
BY: Commissioners Michael J. Gingell. District #3, Bradford Jacobsen, District #1; and
Eileen Kowall, District #6 , Helaine Zack, District #22
RE: Board of Commissioners — Support for Recognizing the Month of May, 2007 as
Mental Health Month in Oakland County
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority, along with its
provider network, continues to work diligently to raise awareness of mental illness, to
combat the stigma that exists in relation to mental illness and to provide quality mental
health services to the consumers of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS one in five (20%) of all Americans will experience a mental disorder that
requires treatment at some point in their lives; and
WHEREAS stigma and stereotypes associated with mental illnesses can keep individuals
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 illnesses are biologically based brain disorders. They cannot be
overcome through "will power" and are not related to a person's "character" or
intelligence; and
WHEREAS mental health is critical for our well-being and vitality as well as that of our
families, communities and businesses; and
WHEREAS the World Health Organization has found that mental illness ranks first in
terms of causing disability in the United States and is the most prevalent health problem
in America today; and
WHEREAS one in 10 children has a serious mental health disorder that, if untreated, can
lead to school failure, physical illness, substance abuse and even suicide; and
WHEREAS mental illnesses are common to all countries and cause immense suffering.
People with these disorders are often subjected to social isolation, poor quality of life and
increased mortality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, hereby proclaim the month of May, 2007 as Mental Health Month.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners calls
upon the citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses and
schools of Oakland County to recommit themselves to increasing the awareness and
understanding of mental illness and the need for appropriate and accessible services for
all people with mental illnesses.
Chairnexso move the adoption of the foregoing, Resolution.
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Resolution #07111 April 26, 2007
Moved by Gingell supported by Coulter to suspend the rules and vote on MISCELLANEOUS
RESOLUTION #07111 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR RECOGNIZING THE
MONTH OF MAY, 2007 AS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack,
Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory,
Greimel, Jacobsen, Kowa (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on RESOLUTION
#07111 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MAY,
2007 AS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY carried.
Moved by Gingell supported by Coulter the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Bullard,
Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel,
Jacobsen, KowaII, Long. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, 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 April 26, 2007, 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 26th day of April, 2007.
Ruth Johnson, County Clerk
DOES NOT REQUIRE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTION