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PROCLAMATION <br /> i <br /> DESIGNATING OCTOBER 4 THROUGH OCTOBER 10, 20159 AS <br /> MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK <br /> IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br /> WHEREAS, serious mental illness such as major depression, bipolar disorder, <br /> schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, severe anxiety disorders, borderline personality <br /> disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorders affect one in every four people annually; and <br /> WHEREAS, serious mental illness is a highly treatable medical illness of the brain posing <br /> the same concern as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses; and <br /> WHEREAS, scientific research is producing tremendous breakthroughs g s in the ' <br /> understanding of mental illness, resulting in more effective treatments to allow people to reclaim <br /> full and productive lives; and <br /> I <br /> WHEREAS, misunderstandings exist about mental illness, and social culture often wrongly <br /> imposes a stigma on mental illness. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br /> COMMISSIONERS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the Board does hereby designate <br /> the week of October 4 through October 10, 2015, as <br /> MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br /> to increase public awareness of mental illness and to promote treatment and recovery. <br /> Adopted this 221h day of September, 2015. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br /> :4Wesle�SD�avis, �haian <br /> ��..� <br /> B olari, Vice Chai n <br /> Peter D. O'Bryan <br /> 9 <br /> t seph E Flescher <br /> Timbre <br /> 1 <br />