12-R265
2012 -- H 8136
Enacted 05/09/12
H
O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING
MAY 9, 2012, TO BE CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH DAY IN THE
STATE
OF
Introduced By:
Representatives O`Grady, Petrarca,
Menard, MacBeth, and Tomasso
Date Introduced:
May 09, 2012
WHEREAS, States and
communities across the country have set aside May 9th as a day to
raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health
and to increase understanding
about the mental health needs of children and their
families; and
WHEREAS, All too often,
young people are faced with serious challenges affecting their
mental health and, oftentimes, these challenges can have a
negative impact on their quality of life;
and
WHEREAS, Twenty percent
of our young people will experience teen depression before
they reach adulthood and at any given time, ten to twenty
percent of all teenagers are
experiencing symptoms of depression; and
WHEREAS, Many teens will suffer more than one episode of depression,
twenty to forty
percent will have an episode within one year, and seventy
percent will have more than one by the
time they reach adulthood. These episodes can often
last eight months; and
WHEREAS, Fifteen percent
of depressed teens will develop bipolar disorder, which can
potentially jeopardize their futures; and
WHEREAS, Only thirty-three percent of depressed teens will seek help
when they
believe they are depressed, although eighty percent of the actual
cases could successfully be
treated; and
WHEREAS, Drawing
attention to these potentially serious mental health challenges is a
fundamental necessity in the effort to help our young people lead
more healthy and productive
lives; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of
Providence Plantations
hereby proclaims May 9th of 2012 to be “Children’s Mental Health Day”
and urges all the citizens of the state to become
cognizant and ever vigilant of the symptoms and
treatment options for teen depression; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is
authorized and directed to
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Emma
Hebert.
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