South Carolina S 498: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF MAY 2017 AS "MENTAL HEALTH MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE NEED FOR APPROPRIATE AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICES FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

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South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018 

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Bill 498

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF MAY 2017 AS "MENTAL HEALTH MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE NEED FOR APPROPRIATE AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICES FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly call upon all citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses, and schools in South Carolina to increase our state's understanding and acceptance of mental illnesses; and 

Whereas, mental health is critical to the well-being and vitality of our families, businesses, and communities; and 

Whereas, mental illness affects people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status; and 

Whereas, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health observes Mental Health Month each year in May to raise awareness of mental health, mental illness, and discrimination against people with mental illnesses; and 

Whereas, the General Assembly commends the South Carolina Department of Mental Health for its outstanding and significant work in the difficult task of educating the public about the often misunderstood issue of mental illness. Now, therefore, 

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring: 

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, designate the month of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month" in South Carolina in order to raise community awareness and understanding of mental illness and the need for appropriate and accessible services for all people with mental illness. 

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