City of Philadelphia - File #: 140394

• File #: 140394
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 5/1/2014
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/1/2014
• Title: Recognizing the Fourth Day of May as Mental Health and Dignity Day in the City of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Tasco, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Oh, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/1/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
5/1/2014	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Recognizing the Fourth Day of May as Mental Health and Dignity Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Body
WHEREAS, On May 4, 2014, the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania is taking part in National Mental Health and Dignity Day, in solidarity with counterpart organizations and individual grassroots events in California, Georgia, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas and West Virginia, alongside its event in Pennsylvania; and

WHEREAS, The National Mental Health and Dignity Day is a partner with Creating Community Solutions, which is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the White House as part of the National Dialogue on Mental Health; and

WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia has previously declared May as Mental Health Month in Philadelphia (RESOLUTION NO. 060273); and

WHEREAS, One in four people will experience a diagnosable mental health condition within any given year according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and six percent will experience severe mental illness; and

WHEREAS, The JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) recently published an article that found that nearly 1 in 5 post-9/11 Army enlistees had pre-existing mental health issues, and 1 in 10 had considered suicide; and

WHEREAS, The stigma and discrimination surrounding diagnoses of mental illness are still barriers to seeking treatment worldwide; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare has called for "a recovery-oriented mental health system for adults that recognizes, respects and accommodates differences as they relate to culture/ethnicity/race, religion, gender identity and sexual orientation; ensures individual human rights and eliminates discrimination and stigma; and in which services are provided in a comprehensive array by unifying programs and funding that build on natural and community support unique to each individual and family"; and

WHEREAS, The Mental H...