STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1752
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.C.R. No. 63
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 63 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to designate the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month.
The Department of Health, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Disabilities Rights Center, Mental Health Association of Hawaii, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Oahu, and two concerned individuals provided testimony in support of this measure.
Your Committee finds that there is still a stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness, and that the designation of the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Hawaii will increase public awareness that having a mental illness is a treatable condition.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 63 and recommend its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Human Services,
____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Chair |
____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
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