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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Communities across the Lone Star State and beyond |
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are observing National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on |
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May 3, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Like adults, children and adolescents can have |
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mental health disorders that interfere with the way they think, |
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feel, and act, leading to school failure, family conflicts, drug |
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abuse, violence, and even suicide if left untreated; it is |
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important that caregivers be aware of signs that may point to a |
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mental health disorder and seek early, appropriate treatment and |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, Now in its sixth year, National Children's Mental |
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Health Awareness Day serves to promote positive development, |
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resilience, and recovery for children and youth with serious mental |
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health needs and to draw attention to effective programs for this |
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vulnerable population; and |
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WHEREAS, Mental health problems among children and |
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adolescents are both real and painful, but a range of community |
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resources exists to help children and their families cope with |
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these challenges; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate National Children's Mental Health |
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Awareness Day and encourage area Texans to learn more about the |
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prevalence of mental health disorders in children and youth. |