Bill Text: NY J01622 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 1622

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim July 2024, as Minority Mental Health Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-01-17 - ADOPTED [J01622 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J01622-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 1622

BY: Senator THOMAS

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        July 2024, as Minority Mental Health  Month  in  the
        State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside  to  increase  awareness  of  serious
health issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to proclaim July 2024, as Minority
Mental Health Month in the State of New York, in  conjunction  with  the
observance of National Minority Mental Health Month; and

  WHEREAS,  Mental  illness  affects  one in five adults and one in 10
children in America, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental  Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA); and

  WHEREAS,   Furthermore,   mental  illness  is  a  leading  cause  of
disability, yet nearly two-thirds of people with  a  diagnosable  mental
illness  do  not  seek  treatment,  and  racial and ethnic groups in the
United States are even less likely to get help; and

  WHEREAS,  Minorities  are  less  likely  to  receive  diagnosis  and
treatment for their mental illness, have less access to and availability
of  mental health services, and often receive a poorer quality of mental
health care; and

  WHEREAS, National Minority Mental Health Month has been instrumental
in raising awareness in  communities  throughout  the  country,  and  in
encouraging  everyone  to  learn  more about improving mental health and
illness; and

  WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater  awareness  of  this
serious  health issue, and more must be done to increase activity at the
local, State and National levels; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to proclaim July 2024, as Minority
Mental Health Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New
York.