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MI HR0243

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/1/2012

Primary Sponsor

Lesia Liss

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Origin

House of Representatives

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Declares May 2012 as Children's Mental Health Month in Michigan
  • Notes that up to 14 percent of children ages birth to five experience social-emotional problems affecting development and school readiness
  • Identifies that 50 percent of youth with mental illness drop out of high school and 70 percent of youth in state and local juvenile justice systems have a mental illness
  • States that suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth, with 90 percent having mental illness
  • Expresses support for the Michigan Department of Community Health, Association for Children's Mental Health, healthcare providers, and advocates in delivering mental health services

Legislative Description

A resolution to declare May 2012 as Children's Mental Health Month in the state of Michigan.

Children's Mental Health Month

Last Action

Adopted

5/1/2012

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