2017-2018 Bill 498: Mental Health Month - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018

S.498

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Senator Alexander

Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24915dg17.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 2, 2017

Introduced in the House on April 26, 2017

Adopted by the General Assembly on April 26, 2017

Summary: Mental Health Month

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

3/2/2017SenateIntroduced (Senate Journalpage5)

3/2/2017SenateReferred to Committee on Medical Affairs(Senate Journalpage5)

4/20/2017SenateRecalled from Committee on Medical Affairs(Senate Journalpage2)

4/25/2017SenateAdopted, sent to House (Senate Journalpage32)

4/26/2017HouseIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (House Journalpage127)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/2/2017

4/20/2017

RECALLED

April 20, 2017

S.498

Introduced by Senator Alexander

S. Printed 4/20/17--S.

Read the first time March 2, 2017.

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ACONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF MAY 2017 AS “MENTAL HEALTH MONTH” IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE NEED FOR APPROPRIATE AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICES FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly call upon all citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses, and schools in South Carolina to increase our state’s understanding and acceptance of mental illnesses; and

Whereas, mental health is critical to the wellbeing and vitality of our families, businesses, and communities; and

Whereas, mental illness affects people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or economic status; and

Whereas, the South Carolina Department of Mental Health observes Mental Health Month each year in May to raise awareness of mental health, mental illness, and discrimination against people with mental illnesses; and

Whereas, the General Assembly commends the South Carolina Department of Mental Health for its outstanding and significant work in the difficult task of educating the public about the often misunderstood issue of mental illness. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, designate the month of May 2017 as “Mental Health Month” in South Carolina in order to raise community awareness and understanding of mental illness and the need for appropriate and accessible services for all people with mental illness.

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