South Carolina H 5622: Kennedi Jeter Resolution

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2025-2026 Bill 5622 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5622

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR KENNEDI JETER FOR HER 
OUTSTANDING ADVOCACY AND DEDICATED SERVICE IN PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH 
AWARENESS. 

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to recognize Kennedi 
Jeter for her exemplary leadership and commitment to advancing mental health 
awareness; and

Whereas, Kennedi Jeter 
is a graduate of the University of South Carolina Upstate, where she earned a 
degree in Mass Communications; and

Whereas, she has been 
an active participant in Miss America for the past five years, one of the nation's 
leading providers of scholarship assistance, which empowers young women to 
champion meaningful community initiatives; and

Whereas, Kennedi 
Jeter's platform, Mending Minds Meets Ministry, is inspired by the Second 
Epistle to Timothy 1:7 and is dedicated to promoting mental health education, increasing 
awareness, and expanding access to vital resources in communities, schools, and 
faith-based organizations; and

Whereas, her platform is 
deeply rooted in her personal journey, including the loss of her mother to leukemia 
at the age of twelve, an experience that led her to confront high-functioning 
anxiety and depression; and 

Whereas, over the past 
five years, through Mending Minds Meets Ministry, she has impacted more than 
25,000 students, educators, parents, and faith leaders by sharing her 
testimony, raising awareness about mental health issues, identifying signs of 
mental illness, and promoting effective coping strategies; and 

Whereas, her work strives 
to break the stigma surrounding mental illness and to normalize conversations 
about mental health in schools, churches, and communities, encouraging 
individuals to seek help, healing, and hope; and 

Whereas, her efforts 
serve as an inspiration to others to engage in open dialogue, support one 
another, and promote mental wellness for all. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the 
South Carolina House of Representatives, 
by this resolution, recognize and honor Kennedi Jeter for her outstanding advocacy 
and dedicated service in promoting mental health awareness. 

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Kennedi Jeter. 

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