HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.05.26 - 34520MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21 #21201 May 26, 2021
BY: Commissioners Penny Luebs, District #16, Karen Joliat, District #4; Adam Kochenderfer, District #15;
Thomas Kuhn, District#11; Christine Long, District#7; Gary McGillivray, District#20; Chuck Moss, District
#12; Philip Weipert, District #8; Charlie Cavell, District #18; Yolanda Charles, District #17, Janet Jackson,
District#21; Bob Hoffman, District#2; Kristen Nelson, District#5; Gwen Markham, District#9; William Miller,
District #14; Eileen Kowall, District #6; Angela Powell, District #10; David Woodward, District #19, Michael
Spisz, District#3; Michael Gingell, District#1; and Marcia Gershenson, District#13
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DESIGNATION OF MAY 2021 AS MENTAL HEALTH
MONTH AND MAY 7, 2021 AS CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY IN OAKLAND
COUNTY
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 five (20.5% or 51.5 million) of all Americans experience a mental health illness that
requires treatment at some point in their lives; and
WHEREAS one in ten (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 stigma and stereotypes associated with mental illness 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 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 not only benefits individuals with mental health disabilities by focusing
on their abilities to live, work, learn and fully participate and contribute to our society, but also enriches
the texture of our community life; 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 mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation, enabling people with a
mental illness to live 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 disorders by focusing
on their abilities to live, work, learn and fully participate and contribute to our society, but also enriches the
culture of our community life; and
WHEREAS mental health first aid training teaches participants a five -step action plan to secure care
forthe individual; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners stands behind programs like mental health first aid training; and
WHEREAS May has been designated throughout the nation as Mental Health Month, providing a time
for people to come together and display the passion and strength of those working to improve the livesof
the tens of millions of Americans affected by mental illness; and
WHEREAS Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is May 7, 2021, and has been established to
increase awareness and understanding of children and youth living with mental illness and to come together
to advocate for a full array of effective services and supports for children affected by mental illness; and
WHEREAS the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN), and its service providers, have
demonstrated a record of inspiring hope, empowering people, and strengthening our communities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates May 2021 as Mental Health Month in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby designates May 7,
2021 as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day in Oakland County.
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 accessible
services for all people with mental illness to promote recovery.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Oakland is directed to submit a copy of this
resolution to the Oakland Community Health Network.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Cmis io er Penny Lu bs
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Commissi r Philip VVetpert
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Ctirfimissioner Christine Long u
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(iGbommissioner Yolanda Charles
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Commissioner Kristen Nelson
District #5
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Commissioner Thomas E. Kuhn
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Commissioner A gerti la Powell
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Commssroner Charlie Cavell
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Commissioner Adam Kochergrfer
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Commissioner Yavid T. Woodward
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Commissioner Gwen Markham
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Corn issioner la en Joliat
District #4
Commissioner William Miller
District #14
Commissioner Moss
District #12
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LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Kochenderfer and Jackson absent.
Resolution #21201
May 26, 2021
Moved by Moss seconded by Luebs the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Charles, Gershenson, Hoffman, Jackson, Joliat, Kochenderter, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Moss, Nelson, Powell, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Cavell. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda were adopted
(with accompanying reports being accepted).
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WITHOUT COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SIGNATURE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, 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 26, 2021,
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 Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 26th day of May, 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County