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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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PROCLAIMING MAY 9, 2012, TO BE CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH DAY IN THE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives O`Grady, Petrarca, Menard, MacBeth, and Tomasso | |
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Date Introduced: May 09, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, States and communities across the country have set aside May 9th as a day to |
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raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health and to increase understanding |
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about the mental health needs of children and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, All too often, young people are faced with serious challenges affecting their |
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mental health and, oftentimes, these challenges can have a negative impact on their quality of life; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Twenty percent of our young people will experience teen depression before |
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they reach adulthood and at any given time, ten to twenty percent of all teenagers are |
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experiencing symptoms of depression; and |
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WHEREAS, Many teens will suffer more than one episode of depression, twenty to forty |
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percent will have an episode within one year, and seventy percent will have more than one by the |
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time they reach adulthood. These episodes can often last eight months; and |
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WHEREAS, Fifteen percent of depressed teens will develop bipolar disorder, which can |
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potentially jeopardize their futures; and |
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WHEREAS, Only thirty-three percent of depressed teens will seek help when they |
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believe they are depressed, although eighty percent of the actual cases could successfully be |
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treated; and |
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WHEREAS, Drawing attention to these potentially serious mental health challenges is a |
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fundamental necessity in the effort to help our young people lead more healthy and productive |
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lives; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby proclaims May 9th of 2012 to be “Children’s Mental Health Day” |
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and urges all the citizens of the state to become cognizant and ever vigilant of the symptoms and |
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treatment options for teen depression; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Emma Hebert. |
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