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