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Adopt and present resolutions recognizing May 2019 as Mental Health Awareness Month and May 1, 2019 as World Maternal Mental Health Day in Solano County (Supervisor Brown)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board adopt and present resolutions recognizing May 2019 as Mental Health Awareness Month and May 1, 2019 as World Maternal Mental Health Day in Solano County.
SUMMARY:
Mental Health Awareness Month, also referred to as "Mental Health Month," has been observed in May every year since it began in 1949. Mental Health Awareness month serves as a national effort to reach millions of people through the media, local events and screenings, and spread the word that mental health should be an issue of interest to everyone. Mental Health Awareness also different populations of focus such as women who experience perinatal and post-partum mental health needs, which is referred to as Maternal Mental Health. The first World Maternal Health Day was launched in 2016 and is commemorated on the first Wednesday of May every year. For 2019, World Maternal Mental Health Day falls on May 1. World Maternal Mental Health Day was launched to raise awareness of maternal mental health issues so that more women seek help and receive treatment. Organizations from around the world will unite in a worldwide effort to raise awareness about maternal mental health through a collective social media drive and through events. Both the Mental Health Month and the World Maternal Mental Health Day resolutions provide an opportunity to raise public awareness of the vital role mental wellness plays in an individual's overall health and well-being.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost associated with preparing the agenda item is nominal and absorbed by the Department's FY2018/19 Adopted Budget. The costs associated with prepa...
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