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Honoring and recognizing Mental Health Partnerships, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, for advancing mental health, recovery, and peer-led support for the people of Philadelphia for three quarters of a century.
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WHEREAS, Mental Health Partnerships (MHP) was founded in Philadelphia in 1951, and for seventy-five years has worked to improve the lives of people living with mental health conditions and to build communities where every person can recover and thrive; and
WHEREAS, MHP is a proud affiliate of Mental Health America, the nation's leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting mental health and preventing mental illness; and
WHEREAS, MHP pioneered and continues to champion peer support, the practice of people with lived experience of mental health and substance use challenges helping others along their own path to recovery; and
WHEREAS, MHP has been instrumental in developing Philadelphia's Certified Peer Specialist workforce, a profession that brings hope, dignity, and proven results to people receiving behavioral health services across the city; and
WHEREAS, MHP delivers programs and services such as peer support, drop-in and recovery centers, warmline, family and youth support, and workforce training that reach more than 13,000 individuals each year; and
WHEREAS, MHP partners with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), community organizations, and City leaders to strengthen Philadelphia's behavioral health system; and
WHEREAS, MHP has been a steadfast voice in Harrisburg, Washington, and Philadelphia City Hall, advocating for sustainable behavioral health funding, Medicaid access, and the full civic participation of people with mental health conditions; and
WHEREAS, The staff, peer specialists, volunteers, and board members of MHP have reduced stigma, saved lives, and shown that recovery is possible for every Philadelphian; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF TH...
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