Bill Text: TX HR1529 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1529 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1529-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1529 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1529-Introduced.html
| 88R28744 BK-D | ||
| By: Rose | H.R. No. 1529 | |
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| WHEREAS, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this | ||
| occasion provides a fitting opportunity to promote better | ||
| understanding of issues regarding mental health and to foster | ||
| support for individuals who are affected by mental illness; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mental illness encompasses a range of health | ||
| conditions that influence a person's thoughts, feelings, behavior, | ||
| and mood; these conditions include depression, psychosis, and | ||
| various disorders, all of which have the potential to profoundly | ||
| impact an individual's life and relationships; research suggests | ||
| that mental illness is associated with multiple causes, including | ||
| genetics, environmental factors, exposure to traumatic events, and | ||
| biochemical processes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, According to the National Alliance on Mental | ||
| Illness, 1 in every 5 American adults and 1 in every 6 American | ||
| youth experience mental illness each year; although early treatment | ||
| can significantly improve wellness and recovery outcomes, many | ||
| people do not seek out the help they need due to the stigma | ||
| associated with mental illness, as well as an inability to | ||
| recognize symptoms and a lack of knowledge about health care | ||
| resources; depending on each patient's unique experience, | ||
| treatment may include medication, therapy, social support, and | ||
| educational programs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, More work remains to be done to fight the stigma | ||
| surrounding mental illness and to highlight the importance of | ||
| treatment, and the observance of Mental Health Awareness Month | ||
| unites Texans in their commitment to these efforts; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize May 2023 as Mental Health Awareness | ||
| Month and encourage all residents of the Lone Star State to learn | ||
| more about mental health issues. | ||
