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HomeMy WebLinkAbout120720 Mental Health Awareness MonthArmondoPavoneMayorWftereas,mentalhealthispartofoverallhealth,andoneinfiveadultsexperiencesamentalhealthprobleminanygivenyear;and‘Whereas,approximatelyone-halfofchronicmentalillnessbeginsbytheageof14andthree-quartetsbyage24;andWhereas,suicideisthe10thleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStatesandthe2ndleadingcauseamongyoungadults,and90%ofpeoplewhodiebysuicidehadshownsymptomsofamentalhealthcondition,accordingtointerviewswithfamily,friendsandmedicalprofessionals;andWhereas,longdelays—sometimesdecades—oftenoccurbetweenthetimesymptomsfirstappearandwhenindividualsgethelp;and‘14”hereas,earlyidentificationandtreatmentcanmakeadifferenceinsuccessfulmanagementofmentalillnessandrecovery;and‘T4lhereas,itisimportanttomaintainmentalhealthandlearnthesymptomsofmentalillnessinordertogethelpwhenitisneeded;andWfiereas,everypersonandcommunitycanmakeadifferenceinhelpingendthesilenceandstigmathatfortoolonghassurroundedmentalillnessanddiscouragedpeoplefromgettinghelp;andWhereas,publiceducationandcivicactivitiescanencouragementalhealthandhelpimprovethelivesofindividualsandfamiliesaffectedbymentalillness;Wow,therefore,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,doherebyproclaimDecember2020tobeAwarenessvtontfiintheCityofRenton,andIencourageallmembersofthecommunitytofightthestigmaofandprovidesupportformentalillness.InwitnesswhereofIhavehereuntosetmyhandandcausedthesealoftheCityofRentontobeaffixedthis7thdayofDecember,2020.AndoPavone,MayorCitRenton,WashingtonProctamationRentonCityHall,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonwa.gov