R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great pride 1-2 in recognizing Capital Area Mental Health Center (CAMHC), for this 1-3 vital organization will soon celebrate its 20th year of providing 1-4 affordable counseling to Central Texans; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Each year almost 1,200 clients receive counseling 1-6 through CAMHC, the only community mental health clinic in the 1-7 Austin area offering services to low-income individuals that bases 1-8 the length of treatment it provides on the clinical needs of the 1-9 client; the nonprofit agency logs 7,000 hours of direct service 1-10 annually through a network of unpaid professionals that includes 1-11 125 licensed volunteers and 30 therapists-in-training; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Founded in 1980 by the Capital Area Psychological 1-13 Association to coordinate reduced-fee services, CAMHC was the first 1-14 mental health agency in the United States to be clinically staffed 1-15 solely by volunteers and it remains one of only a handful today; 1-16 and 1-17 WHEREAS, The base of volunteers at the center has grown 1-18 through the years to include not only licensed psychologists, but 1-19 also clinical social workers, professional counselors, and 1-20 psychiatrists; an extensive graduate training program was 1-21 established to increase the number of clients being served, and 1-22 CAMHC continues to offer the only Austin-area placement for 1-23 therapists-in-training to gain and practice skills in long-term 1-24 psychotherapy; and 2-1 WHEREAS, In this positive and encouraging setting, clients 2-2 can work toward effecting meaningful and positive change in their 2-3 lives and can develop the skills they need to function more 2-4 effectively on their own and as members of the community; and 2-5 WHEREAS, For almost two decades, the admirable volunteers of 2-6 CAMHC have provided countless Texans with a broad array of 2-7 invaluable mental health services, and it is indeed appropriate to 2-8 recognize them for their selfless efforts at this time; now, 2-9 therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby commemorate the upcoming 20th anniversary of 2-12 Capital Area Mental Health Center and commend its many dedicated 2-13 volunteers for their generous work in behalf of this worthy 2-14 endeavor. Naishtat _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1030 was adopted by the House on May 27, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House