TITLE: Commemorating National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on May 3, 2011.

SUMMARY: Commemorating National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on May 3, 2011.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Communities across the Lone Star State and beyond are observing National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on May 3, 2011; and WHEREAS, Like adults, children and adolescents can have mental health disorders that interfere with the way they think, feel, and act, leading to school failure, family conflicts, drug abuse, violence, and even suicide if left untreated; it is important that caregivers be aware of signs that may point to a mental health disorder and seek early, appropriate treatment and services; and WHEREAS, Now in its sixth year, National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day serves to promote positive development, resilience, and recovery for children and youth with serious mental health needs and to draw attention to effective programs for this vulnerable population; and WHEREAS, Mental health problems among children and adolescents are both real and painful, but a range of community resources exists to help children and their families cope with these challenges; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby commemorate National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day and encourage area Texans to learn more about the prevalence of mental health disorders in children and youth. Naishtat Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1346 was adopted by the House on May 2, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House