Bill Text: NY K00508 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 508 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 10-16, 2019, as Infant Mental Health Awareness Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-12)

Status: (Passed) 2019-06-06 - adopted [K00508 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00508-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 508

BY: M. of A. Solages

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        June  10-16, 2019, as Infant Mental Health Awareness
        Week in the State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body, in  keeping  with
its  time-honored traditions, to recognize and observe the importance of
the mental health of residents across New York State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, this Legislative Body is  justly
proud  to  memorialize  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 10-16,
2019, as Infant Mental Health Awareness Week in the State of  New  York;
and

  WHEREAS,  Infant mental health reflects the crucial first five years
of a child's life in which they grow mentally, through  observations  of
their emotional capacity, as well as in their primary relationships; and

  WHEREAS, Infant mental health is dependent on the love and care that
a   child   receives   because   the  overall  quality  of  the  primary
relationships in an infant's life dictate their  choices  and  potential
future experiences and opportunities; and

  WHEREAS, Loving and nurturing relationships offer a child a sense of
emotional  security;  this emotional security allows a child the courage
to explore the world and succeed far more; and

  WHEREAS, During the  initial  five  years  of  a  child's  life  the
foundation for proper social and emotional development are conceived and
a   child's   understanding   of   self-worth  and  self-confidence  are
constructed; these necessary emotional developmental traits are  crucial
to success in school and life; and

  WHEREAS,  Without the proper care and affection during these initial
five   years,   a   child   can   become   depressed,   restless,    and
attention-starved,  leading  them  to  seek  out  solace  from dangerous
situations; and

  WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative  Body  to  recognize
those  vital  days  which  remind us of the importance of establishing a
foundation of mental health for all adults; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M. Cuomo to proclaim June 10-16, 2019, as
Infant Mental Health Awareness Week in the State of New York; and be  it
further

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