Bill Text: TX SR554 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Mental Health Bell at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-27 - Reported enrolled [SR554 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR554-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join Mental Health America of Texas and citizens from across the | ||
| state in honoring the Mental Health Bell, which will be on | ||
| display at the State Capitol on March 27, 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the early days of mental health treatment, | ||
| asylum patients were often restrained with iron chains and | ||
| shackles around their ankles and wrists; as the true nature of | ||
| mental illnesses became better understood, and more effective | ||
| treatments were discovered, this cruel and inhumane practice | ||
| mercifully came to an end; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the early 1950s, Mental Health America issued a | ||
| call to asylums across the country for their discarded chains and | ||
| shackles; these restraints were then melted down by the | ||
| organization at the McShane Bell Foundry and recast into a symbol | ||
| of hope, the Mental Health Bell; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The recasting of these chains and shackles into a | ||
| bell reflected a sense of optimism in the field of mental health, | ||
| the recognition of a new era in the treatment of mental illness, | ||
| and the realization that mental health patients can be | ||
| contributing members of society; it is truly fitting that the | ||
| Mental Health Bell be celebrated as a tribute to the courage and | ||
| strength of those facing mental illnesses and as a symbol of hope | ||
| and progress in the field of mental health treatment; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, hereby join Mental Health America of Texas in | ||
| recognizing the Mental Health Bell and commend the efforts of all | ||
| who have worked to improve the mental health system; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 27, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
