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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution designating May 2022 as "Mental Illness 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Awareness Month" in Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, the mental health and well -being of all children, 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | youth, and families is fundamental to the future of our state 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | and local communities, and 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, the effective treatment of mental health 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | conditions is critical to reducing the number of individuals and 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | families who find themselves in mental health crises, breaking 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | individual and generational cycles of mental illness, and 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | promoting healing within one's self, home, and community, and 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, suicide, opioid misuse and addiction, and 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | children's mental health remain areas of concern for the state, 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | and 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, maintaining a n open dialogue regarding mental 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | health conditions encourages individuals struggling with mental 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | illness to seek help and is an essential component to fighting 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | the stigma associated with mental illness, and 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, there are approximately 660,000 adults and 181,000 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | children in the state who are living with a serious mental 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | illness, including, but not limited to, bipolar disorder, severe 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | depression, and schizophrenia, and 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, nearly half of the state's population will 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | struggle with less severe forms of mental illness at some point 25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 47 | 47 | | during their lifetimes, and 26 |
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| 48 | 48 | | WHEREAS, recovery from a mental illness begins with self -27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | directed care and involves families and caregivers serving as 28 |
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| 50 | 50 | | allies in recovery and as critical members of the care delivery 29 |
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| 51 | 51 | | team, and 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | WHEREAS, since 1999, the national suicide rate has 31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | increased more than 30 percent, with more than 10 million 32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts and 1.4 million 33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | individuals attempting suicide annually in the United States, 34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | and 35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | WHEREAS, approximately 129 individuals die by suicide in 36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | the United States each day, NOW, THEREFORE, 37 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 39 |
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| 61 | 61 | | Florida: 40 |
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| 63 | 63 | | That May 2022 is designated as "Mental Illness Awareness 42 |
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| 64 | 64 | | Month" in Florida to raise awareness of m ental health conditions 43 |
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| 65 | 65 | | and services and to break the stigma surrounding mental illness 44 |
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| 66 | 66 | | in the state. 45 |
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