TITLE: Recognizing May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

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WHEREAS, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to promote better understanding of issues regarding mental health and to foster support for individuals who are affected by mental illness; and WHEREAS, Mental illness encompasses a range of health conditions that influence a person's thoughts, feelings, behavior, and mood; these conditions include depression, psychosis, and various disorders, all of which have the potential to profoundly impact an individual's life and relationships; research suggests that mental illness is associated with multiple causes, including genetics, environmental factors, exposure to traumatic events, and biochemical processes; and WHEREAS, According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in every 5 American adults and 1 in every 6 American youth experience mental illness each year; although early treatment can significantly improve wellness and recovery outcomes, many people do not seek out the help they need due to the stigma associated with mental illness, as well as an inability to recognize symptoms and a lack of knowledge about health care resources; depending on each patient's unique experience, treatment may include medication, therapy, social support, and educational programs; and WHEREAS, More work remains to be done to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness and to highlight the importance of treatment, and the observance of Mental Health Awareness Month unites Texans in their commitment to these efforts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby recognize May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month and encourage all residents of the Lone Star State to learn more about mental health issues. Rose Price Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1529 was adopted by the House on May 9, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House