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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
WHERAS, in 2008, July was nationally declared as Bebe Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, and;
WHERAS, Bebe Moore Campbell was an American author, journalist, teacher, and mental health advocate who worked to bring awareness to the mental health needs of Black and other underrepresented communities, and;
WHERAS, The World Health Organization (WHO) projects depression will surpass cancer, AIDS, and heart disease as the leading cause of death, and;
WHERAS, new DNA research in Epigenetics and generational trauma suggests that experiencing intense psychological trauma may have a genetic impact on a person's future children; and we must abate this growing trend, and;
WHERAS, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, 31.5% of adults from racial and ethnic minority groups with mental illness received treatment, compared to 48.7% of white adults, and;
WHERAS, increased rates of suicide among Black adolescent and young adult youth, African Americans and our first responders creates even further alarm, and;
WHERAS, according to the Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, Black adults in the U.S. are more likely than White adults to report persistent symptoms of emotional distress and sadness, and;
WHERAS, the National Latino and Asian American Study reported that Asian Americans were less likely to use mental health services than their white counterparts, and;
WHERAS, Black adolescents, between the ages of 12-18, have been characterized as a particularly disadvantaged group given misdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of certain mental health disorders, and underdiagnosis of others, and limited access to mental health treatment, and;
WHERAS, Black adolescents living with mental health disorders are less likely than non-Black adolescents with mental health disorders to receive treatment, and;
WHERAS, mental he...
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