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1	1	H.R. No. 1703
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Dr. Jim McDermott of Tarrant County received the
6	6	2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Staff Leadership from the
7	7	National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The chief executive officer of Mental Health Mental
9	9	Retardation of Tarrant County, Dr. McDermott was recognized for his
10	10	unwavering commitment to behavioral health care and for his notable
11	11	contributions to the industry over the course of more than two
12	12	decades; and
13	13	WHEREAS, With his vision of developing a comprehensive,
14	14	community-focused system of care for individuals with mental health
15	15	issues or mental retardation, Dr. McDermott has overseen numerous
16	16	expansions and improvements at MHMRTC; he worked diligently to
17	17	increase the agency's local, state, and federal resources from $24
18	18	million to $90 million, and he has significantly enhanced its
19	19	mental health crisis response system; MHMRTC now serves more than
20	20	20,000 patients annually, and it offers an array of programs,
21	21	including outpatient mental health, detox, and childhood
22	22	intervention; moreover, under Dr. McDermott's skilled leadership,
23	23	MHMRTC has earned a reputation as an innovative and high-quality
24	24	health care institution, and thus it is often used as a pilot site
25	25	for implementing new statewide initiatives; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Dr. McDermott was chosen by the board chair of the
27	27	Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to serve
28	28	on the Mental Health Task Force, which was created to reshape the
29	29	state's community-based system of delivery; in 2007, he was
30	30	selected as chair of the Executive Directors Consortium of the
31	31	Texas Council of Community MHMR clinics, and he was asked to
32	32	participate in a Blue Ribbon Committee to examine workforce issues
33	33	related to assuring the availability of quality behavioral health
34	34	care in Tarrant County; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Dedicated to building a brighter future for Texans
36	36	with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities, Dr.
37	37	McDermott has garnered the lasting respect and appreciation of his
38	38	colleagues, patients, and fellow residents, and he may indeed
39	39	reflect with great pride on the positive impact he has had on his
40	40	community; now, therefore, be it
41	41	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
42	42	Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Jim McDermott on his receipt of
43	43	the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Staff Leadership from the
44	44	National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare and extend to
45	45	him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and,
46	46	be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for Dr. McDermott as an expression of high regard by the
49	49	Texas House of Representatives.
50	50	Truitt
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Speaker of the House
53	53	I certify that H.R. No. 1703 was adopted by the House on May
54	54	7, 2009, by a non-record vote.
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Chief Clerk of the House