HomeMy WebLinkAboutNational Recovery Month - 2013City of Medina, Washington
PROCLAMATION
2013 National Recovery Month
"Join the Voices for Recovery: Together on Pathways to Wellness"
WHEREAS, behavioral health is an essential part of health and one's overall wellness; and
WHEREAS, prevention of mental and/or substance use disorders works, treatment is effective,
and people recover in our area and around the nation; and
WHEREAS, preventing and overcoming mental and/or substance use disorders is essential to
achieving healthy lifestyles, both physically and emotionally; and
WHEREAS, we must encourage relatives and friends of people with mental and/or substance
use disorders to implement preventive measures, recognize the signs of a problem, and guide
those in need to appropriate treatment and recovery support services; and
WHEREAS, in 2011, 3.8 million people received specialty treatment for a substance use
disorder and more than 31.6 million adults aged 18 or older received services for mental
disorders, according to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Given the serious
nature of this public health problem, we must continue to reach the millions more who need help;
and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2013 as a result of the Affordable Care Act, more than 11 million
uninsured individuals with behavioral health needs will become eligible for affordable insurance
coverage for their treatment needs, according to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and
Health. We must ensure that all of these individuals are successfully enrolled into coverage; and
WHEREAS, to help more people achieve and sustain long-term 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 (ONDCP),
and [Name of State, City, County or Treatment Organization] invite all residents of
[State/City/Town] to participate in National Recovery Month (Recovery Month); and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael Luis, Mayor, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
laws of the City of Medina, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2013, as National
Recovery Month in Medina, WA and call upon the people of this state to observe this month
with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies to support this year's Recovery Month.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of September, in the year two
thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two -
hundred and thirty-eighth.
Michael Luis, Mayor, Medina