| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing May 8th, 2008, as "Children's |
| 3 | Mental Health Awareness Day" in Florida. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, May is National Mental Health Month, and |
| 6 | WHEREAS, the importance of meeting the mental health needs |
| 7 | of Florida's youngest and most vulnerable citizens is widely |
| 8 | recognized, and |
| 9 | WHEREAS, an estimated one in five children has a mental |
| 10 | health disorder, and early intervention and appropriate help and |
| 11 | support improve the chances of Florida's children reaching |
| 12 | adulthood and leading healthy and more successful lives, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, the most effective children's mental health |
| 14 | services are strength based and family driven, collaborative and |
| 15 | community based, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, multiple state agencies, including the Department |
| 17 | of Children and Family Services, the Department of Education, |
| 18 | the Department of Health, the Department of Juvenile Justice, |
| 19 | and the Agency for Health Care Administration, as well as the |
| 20 | Partnership for Children's Mental Health in Sarasota County, |
| 21 | work with local cities, counties, community agencies, and mental |
| 22 | health professionals to serve children and adolescents by caring |
| 23 | for their mental health needs, and |
| 24 | WHEREAS, Children's Mental Health Awareness Day helps |
| 25 | inform the residents of Florida about the critical need for |
| 26 | effective care and special programs designed to assist children |
| 27 | and youth with mental health needs and their families, NOW, |
| 28 | THEREFORE, |
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| 30 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 31 | Florida: |
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| 33 | That the Florida House of Representatives does hereby |
| 34 | extend greetings and best wishes to all observing May 8, 2008, |
| 35 | as "Children's Mental Health Awareness Day" in Florida. |