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AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Recognizing September 2022 as National Suicide Prevention Month
22-303
COMMITTEE MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, September 1, 2022 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
DEPARTMENT SPONSORED BY
Board of Commissioners Marcia Gershenson
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
POLICY ANALYSIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.858.5115 (office) or andrewsmb@oakgov.com, or the department contact persons listed for
additional information.
CONTACT
Marcia Gershenson, Commissioner gershensonm@oakgov.com
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Kristen Nelson, Created/Initiated - 9/1/2022
David Woodward, Board of Commissioners Approved - 9/1/2022
Hilarie Chambers, Executive's Office Approved - 9/8/2022
Lisa Brown, Clerk/Register of Deeds Final Approval - 9/14/2022
AGENDA DEADLINE: 09/01/2022 6:00 PM
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-08-23 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - Recommend to Board
2022-09-01 Full Board
ATTACHMENTS
None
September 1, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-303
Sponsored By: Marcia Gershenson
Board of Commissioners - Resolution Recognizing September 2022 as National Suicide Prevention Month
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS September is known as National Suicide Prevention Month and is intended to help raise awareness
surrounding suicide prevention resources available in the community; and
WHEREAS world Suicide Prevention Day is observed each year on September 10; and
WHEREAS suicidal thoughts can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race, orientation, income level,
religion, or background; and
WHEREAS according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 45,979 people died by suicide
in the United States in 2020 - one death every 11 minutes; and
WHEREAS according to the CDC, 12.2 million adults across the U.S. seriously thought about suicide; 3.2
million adults made a suicide plan; 1.2 million adults attempted suicide; and
WHEREAS according to the 2020 Michigan Suicide Prevention Commission Annual Report, 1,389 people in
the state died by suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1,099 of those deaths relating to men; and
WHEREAS every year, thousands of individuals die by suicide, leaving behind friends and family members to
navigate the tragedy of loss. Often feelings of shame and stigma prevent them from talking openly; and
WHEREAS 988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline and is now active across the United States; and
WHEREAS The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention is using #BeThere to educate social media
followers about the many actions one can take to support a person who is struggling; and
WHEREAS the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) has been an active and engaged member of the
Oakland County Suicide Prevention Task Force since 2011 and is committed to being a Zero Suicide
organization and cultivating a network of providers who are engaged in the Zero Suicide philosophy.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
recognizes September 2022 as National Suicide Prevention Month.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges all citizens,
government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses, faith-based organizations, and schools to
recommit our state to increasing awareness and understanding of suicide prevention, and the need for
appropriate and accessible services to assist individuals in crisis.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Marcia Gershenson.
Date: September 01, 2022
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: September 08, 2022
Hilarie Chambers, Deputy County Executive II
Date: September 14, 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-08-23 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - Recommend to Board
2022-09-01 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner William Miller III seconded by Commissioner Angela Powell to adopt the attached
Resolution: Recognizing September 2022 as National Suicide Prevention Month.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Eileen Kowall, Christine Long, Philip
Weipert, Angela Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Chuck Moss, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda
Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, Adam Kochenderfer (18)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
None
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 September 1, 2022,
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 on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds