AGENDA ITEM #3.i
Proclamation of the Town of Fairfax
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
WHEREAS; with September being recognized as “Suicide Awareness Month,” the National Suicide Prevention & Action Month Proclamation was created to raise the visibility of mental health and proactive suicide prevention resources in our community. We also want to start the conversation, destigmatize it, and help connect people with the appropriate support services; and WHEREAS; According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (A.F.S.P.), more than 49,000 people die by suicide annually in the United States; and WHEREAS; According to Hope for the Day (H.F.T.D.), with an average of 132 suicides completed daily and each one directly impacting 100 additional people, including friends, service members, family, social media connections, and neighbors we can safely assume everyone has been impacted by suicide;
WHEREAS; Fairfax publicly places its’ full support behind those who work in the field of mental health, education, and law enforcement; and
WHEREAS; We encourage all residents to take time to understand mental health through education and recognize that we need to take care of our mental health while we take care of each other.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax, hereby proclaim the month of September 2025 as National Suicide Prevention & Action Month in the Town of Fairfax, CA.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Town of Fairfax, California, to be affixed this 3rd day of September 2025.
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Lisel Blash, Mayor of Fairfax