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Adopt and present a resolution recognizing May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Solano County; and Adopt and present a resolution recognizing May 6 -12, 2024 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week in Solano County (Supervisor Brown)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution recognizing May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Solano County; and adopt and present a resolution recognizing May 6 -12, 2024 as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 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 to spread the word that mental health should be of critical importance to everyone. The attention to mental health issues has risen nationally due to the rise in social media and societal factors and disparities.
Mental Health Awareness Month also focuses on different populations, such as women who experience perinatal and post-partum mental health needs, which is referred to as "Maternal Mental Health." The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, formerly 2020 Mom, launched the U.S. Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week campaign in 2014 after several organizations voiced interest in raising awareness on social media. The campaign runs the first week of May each year and serves to raise awareness of maternal mental health issues so that more women seek help and receive appropriate mental health treatment.
The Solano County Health and Social Services Department's Behavioral Health and Public Health Divisions, in partnership with other community organizations, will raise awareness about mental ...
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