City of
Manhattan Beach
Proclamation
Merenes, mental health is part of overall health and well-being and should be treated with the same urgener as phisical health; and
Mherers, everyone experiences times of stress and adrersit; and Wherects, sunroundings can impact il, horr, and when a person's needs are met, which in tun alfects mental health; and
Mercies,
having safe, stable, and healthy home conditions set the foundation for achieving and mamtamg good mental health; and
Wherers, with early and eflective interventions, those individuals with mental health conditions can recover and lead full productive lives; and
(Wherers, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including plusical, emotional and sexual abuse or neglect, househok distunction, untreated metal illness, untreated substance misuse, separation or incarceration of a househok member, and domestic violence are traumatic experiences that can have a prolound effect on a child's dereloping brain and can result in poor phrsical and mental health through adulthood; and Whereas mental wellness leads to lugher productive; better educational outcomes, lower crime, stronger econonics, lower healthcare costs, and improved quality of life; and Wherees ACEs are felt regardless of'age, race, ethnicito, religion, gender, sevual orientation, of socio-econonnes status; and
Whereds. the City of Manhattan Beach is committed to promoting public education and communit activities that can reduce stigma and positive mental wellness, support prevention elforts, and help improve the lives of individuals and families affected br mental illness.
New, Therefore, Be It Reseed that I, Amn Thomas Howorth, Magor of the City of Manhattan Beach, C'alifornia, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Manhattan Beach, do hereby proclaim the month of Mar 2025 as
Mental Health Awareness Month
to increase public understanding of the importance of mental health, and that evert citizen and communiț can make a diflerence in helping end the silence and stigma that for too long has surrounded mental illness and discouraged people from getting help.
Dated this 6" das of Ma), 2025.
ATTEST:
Imas Amon
City Clerk Liza Tamura or Amy Thomas Howorth
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