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WHEREAS, behavioral health is an essential part of one's overall health and wellness; and
WHEREAS, the COVIA-1 g pandemic has had, and continues to have, a profound effect on
mental health and substance use, with increasing numbers of people experiencing anxiety,
depression, and loneliness; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 575,000 people- in King County are affected by these conditions; and
WHEREAS, preventing and overcoming mental and substance use disorders is essential to
achieving healthy lifestyles for individuals.,, families, and entire communities; and
WHEREAS, connection and community are critical components of recovery in our local area
and across the nation; and
WHEREAS, we must encourage relatives, friends, and neighbors of people with mental and/or
substance use disorders to recognize the signs of a problem, and guide those in need to
appropriate treatment and recovery support services; and
WHEREAS, prevention of mental health and substance use disorders works, treatment is
effective, and recovery is possible; and
WHEREAS, to help more people achieve and sustain recovery, the U.S. department of Health
and Human Services (HHS), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONE P), King County,, and
City of Medina invite all residents of Medina to participate in recognizing National Recovery
Month; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jessica Rossman, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of
City of Medina do hereby proclaim the month of September 2022 as
NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH
In Medina and call upon the people of Medina to observe this month with programs and
activities to support National Recovery onth.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 12 4h day of September, in the year of
two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two -
hundred and forty-sixth.
ayor, Jessica Rossman � ,