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S -B <br />PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2017, AS <br />Mental Health Awareness Month <br />WHEREAS, mental health helps to sustain an individual's thought processes, relationships, productivity, and ability <br />to adapt to change or face adversity; and, <br />WHEREAS, mental illness adversely affects those abilities and often is life-threatening in nature; and, <br />WHEREAS, one in four adults experiences mental health problems in any given year, and such problems can <br />contribute to onset of mental illness; and, <br />WHEREAS, 12 youths, ages 11 to 24 years old, commit suicide every day in the United States; and, <br />WHEREAS, in 2015, there were 17 suicides in Indian River County, a 15.9 percentage of the annual statewide <br />suicide rate; and, <br />WHEREAS, one in 17 adults live with mental illness such as major depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS approximately one-half of chronic mental illness begins by the age of 14 and three-quarters by age 24; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, long delays —sometimes decades— often occur between the time symptoms first appear and when <br />individuals get help; and, <br />WHEREAS, early identification and treatment can make a profound difference in successful management of mental <br />illness and recovery; and, <br />WHEREAS, it is important to maintain mental health and learn the symptoms of mental illness in order to get help <br />when it is needed; and, <br />WHEREAS, every citizen and community can make a difference in helping end the silence and stigma that for too <br />long has surrounded mental illness and discouraged people from getting help; and, <br />WHEREAS public education and civic activities can encourage mental health and help improve the lives of <br />individuals and families affected by mental illness. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INDIAN RIVER <br />COUNTY, FLORIDA that the month of May, 2017, be designated as Mental Health Awareness Month in Indian River <br />County, Florida in order to increase public understanding of the importance of mental health, and to promote <br />identification and treatment of mental illnesses. <br />Adopted this 2nd day of May, 2017 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman <br />Peter D. O'Bryan, Vice Chairman <br />Susan Adams <br />Bob Solari <br />Tim Zorc <br />P2 <br />