AJR40: Joint Resolution Text

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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE

2011 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 40

May 17, 2011 - Introduced by Representatives Pasch, Shilling, Grigsby, Spanbauer, Hebl, Roys, Kaufert, Molepske Jr, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Mason, Zepnick, Young, Milroy, D. Cullen, Berceau, A. Ott, Vruwink, Bernier, E. Coggs, Clark, Fields and Hintz, cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Erpenbach, S. Coggs, Vinehout, Lassa, Wirch, C. Larson, Darling, Galloway, Olsen, Schultz and Taylor. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR40,1,1 Relating to: proclaiming May 2011 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

AJR40,1,3 Whereas, mental health conditions are real and prevalent, affecting one in four members of our community; and

AJR40,1,5 Whereas, four of the ten leading causes of disability in the United States and other developed countries are mental disorders; and

AJR40,1,7 Whereas, fewer than one-third of adults and one-half of children living with a diagnosable mental disorder receive mental health services in a given year; and

AJR40,1,10 Whereas, the failure to treat mental illnesses drives up costs across society through absenteeism, suicide, lost productivity, incarceration, unemployment, homelessness, and co-morbidity; and

AJR40,1,12 Whereas, with effective treatment and prevention, individuals living with mental health conditions can recover and lead full, productive lives; and

AJR40,1,14 Whereas, access to mental health treatment is obstructed by a number attitudinal, structural, and financial barriers; and

AJR40,2,4 Whereas, each business, school, government agency, healthcare provider, organization, and citizen shares the burden of mental health problems in our society and should promote the importance and awareness of mental wellness within our communities; now, therefore, be it

AJR40,2,6 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the legislature hereby proclaims the month of May in 2011 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

AJR40,2,7 (End)