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SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 55

TH LEGISLATURE

- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -

FIRST SESSION

, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Mary Kay Papen

A JOINT MEMORIAL

PROCLAIMING TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007, AS "BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DAY"

AT THE LEGISLATURE.

WHEREAS, many consumers and family members must cope with

disabling behavioral health illnesses; and

WHEREAS, these individuals advocate to improve the

continuum of behavioral health services statewide; and

WHEREAS, these individuals advocate to ensure that

behavioral health services are consumer- and family-driven; and

WHEREAS, these individuals advocate to increase behavioral

health education and training to individuals, families,

providers and the general public; and

WHEREAS, these individuals advocate to promote adequate

funding to address the needs of the behavioral health

continuum; and

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WHEREAS, these individuals advocate to ensure the

availability of appropriate pharmaceuticals; and

WHEREAS, these individuals advocate to ensure that

behavioral health services are provided in a culturally

competent manner; and

WHEREAS, these individuals advocate to use data and

information in the decision-making process for the behavioral

health continuum in New Mexico; and

WHEREAS, these individuals advocate to improve the

behavioral health work force capacity in New Mexico by

providing appropriate employment and housing opportunities to

clients in New Mexico's behavioral health system; and

WHEREAS, behavioral health consumers, family members,

advocates and providers strive to have individuals with

behavioral health disorders lead personally meaningful lives,

reaching personal goals with resiliency and hope;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE

STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Tuesday, March 6, 2007, be proclaimed

"Behavioral Health Day" to honor the many individuals who

devote themselves to public policymaking on behalf of the

thousands of voiceless New Mexicans who suffer from behavioral

health disorders.

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