HR 9089

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing May 8, 2007, as "Children's
3	Mental Health Day" in Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, the active promotion of social and emotional well-
6	being is critical to the state's ability to address the complex
7	mental health needs of many of the state's children, and
8	WHEREAS, effective children's mental health services are
9	those that are family driven, youth guided, and culturally and
10	linguistically competent, and
11	WHEREAS, at least one in five children suffer from a mental
12	health disorder, and at least one in ten children suffer from a
13	serious emotional disturbance, and
14	WHEREAS, with early detection and appropriate treatment,
15	chances are excellent that most children with mental health
16	needs can recover and lead healthy lives, and
17	WHEREAS, children's mental health continues to carry an
18	unfortunate stigma that often keeps children from getting the
19	help they need, and
20	WHEREAS, to break through this stigma, to better understand
21	this pressing health issue, and to help our children get the
22	care and support needed to succeed and attain their dreams, more
23	attention needs to be brought to this issue, NOW, THEREFORE,
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25	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
26	Florida:
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28	That the House of Representatives hereby recognizes May 8,
29	2007, as "Children's Mental Health Day" in Florida.

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