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2017 -- H 6214 Enacted 05/11/2017

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OBSERVING THE MONTH OF MAY AS "MENTAL HEALTH MONTH" AND PROUDLY DISPLAYING THE COLLABORATIVE ARTISTIC QUILT CREATED BY PATIENTS FROM HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND BRADLEY HOSPITAL

Introduced By: Representatives Kazarian, Corvese, Knight, Casimiro, and

Date Introduced: May 11, 2017

WHEREAS, Mental health affects people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity,

religion, or economic status and it is critical to the well-being and vitality of our families, schools,

businesses, and communities; and

WHEREAS, One in five adults and one in ten children will experience a diagnosable

mental health disorder in a given year and breakthroughs in our understanding of mental wellness

will result in more precise treatments and positive outcomes; and

WHEREAS, Together, Hasbro Children's Hospital and Bradley Hospital offer leading-

edge behavioral healthcare to children throughout New England and beyond; and

WHEREAS, In a joint effort, the ArtReach staff of the Hasbro Children's Hospital Partial

Program and the Art Therapy staff of Bradley Hospital's Center for Autism and Developmental

Disabilities Inpatient and Partial Programs, Children's Inpatient and Partial Programs, Adolescent

Inpatient and Partial Programs, and Pediatric Anxiety Research Center Partial Programs

combined their talents and resources in a collaboration that resulted in the creation of a beautiful

and poignant quilt; and

WHEREAS, The quilt is an artistic rendering of the medical and mental health struggles

that face young patients. Highlighting patients' diagnoses, pain, emotional struggles, and family

and school issues through pictures and words, the quilt gives expression and understanding of

patients whose voices and feelings often go unheard; and

WHEREAS, By displaying the quilt and recognizing "Mental Health Month" Hasbro and

Bradley help to dispel the stigma and shame that comes with a mental health or

medical/psychological diagnosis, and strive to build a brighter future for Rhode Island's children;

now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby commemorates the month of May as "Mental Health Month" and

proudly displays the collaborative artistic quilt created by patients in the Hasbro Children’s

Hospital and Bradley Hospital; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Margaret M. Van Bree, MHA, DrPH, President,

Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children's Hospital and Daniel J. Wall, President, Bradley

Hospital.

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