Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 128
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join
3	3	organizations across the state in observing February 6, 2019, as
4	4	Mental Illness Awareness Day at the State Capitol; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Mental illness is a serious and often
6	6	misunderstood issue that affects the lives of millions of Texans;
7	7	an estimated 25 percent of American adults and 13 percent of
8	8	young people between the ages of eight and 15 suffer from a
9	9	diagnosable mental disorder in a given year; and
10	10	WHEREAS, Major depression is a leading cause of disability
11	11	worldwide and is associated with a significant risk of suicide;
12	12	over 90 percent of those who commit suicide suffer from a mental
13	13	illness at the time of their death; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Chronic mental illness often develops early in
15	15	life; it begins by the age of 14 in approximately one-half of
16	16	cases and by the age of 24 in three-quarters of cases; and
17	17	WHEREAS, The impact of mental illness on the nation's
18	18	veterans and its active-duty military is a serious cause for
19	19	concern; among soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan,
20	20	rates of post-traumatic stress disorder reach as high as 31
21	21	percent after a year of deployment, and veterans face an
22	22	exceedingly high rate of suicide; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Police officers frequently become first responders
24	24	to persons suffering a mental health crisis; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Prevalence rates of serious mental illnesses in
26	26	jails are three to six times higher than for the general
27	27	population; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Recent scientific advances have helped to remove
29	29	the stigma once associated with mental illnesses, and
30	30	organizations across the state and nation are committed to
31	31	improving the lives of those affected by mental illness through
32	32	the promotion of prevention and treatment methods; it is truly
33	33	fitting that a day be set aside to recognize and support those
34	34	efforts; now, therefore, be it
35	35	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
36	36	Legislature, hereby recognize February 6, 2019, as Mental
37	37	Illness Awareness Day at the State Capitol; and, be it further
38	38	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
39	39	honor of this special occasion.
40	40	Huffman
41	41	________________________________
42	42	President of the Senate
43	43	I hereby certify that the
44	44	above Resolution was adopted by
45	45	the Senate on February 6, 2019.
46	46	________________________________
47	47	Secretary of the Senate
48	48	________________________________
49	49	Member, Texas Senate