Bill Text: NY J01562 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 9, 2019, as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-21 - ADOPTED [J01562 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01562-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 368

BY: M. of A. Gunther

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May  9,  2019, as Children's Mental Health Awareness
        Day in the State of New York

  WHEREAS, The citizens of the State of  New  York  are  committed  to
ensuring  the  safety  and well-being of our most precious resource, our
children, and to protecting them, in every facet of their  daily  lives;
and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to memorialize
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 9, 2019, as  Children's  Mental
Health  Awareness  Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the
observance of National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day; and

  WHEREAS, In any  given  year,  20%  of  American  children  will  be
diagnosed with a mental illness; and

  WHEREAS,  Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is a day to promote
positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation
of mental health services delivery for children and youth  with  serious
mental health needs and their families; and

  WHEREAS,  Children's Mental Health Awareness Day raises awareness of
effective programs for children's mental health needs; demonstrates  how
children's mental health initiatives promote positive youth development,
recovery,  and  resilience;  and  shows  how children with mental health
needs thrive in their communities; and

  WHEREAS,  Children's  Mental  Health  Awareness  Day  efforts   will
integrate  mental  health  into  every  environment  that  impacts child
development from birth; nurture the social and emotional  well-being  of
children  from  birth;  and look for and discuss milestones of a child's
social and emotional development from birth; and

  WHEREAS, It is imperative that there be greater public 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 Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  May  9,  2019,  as
Children's  Mental Health Awareness Day 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.