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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 5, 2004 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. - <br />SUBJECT: Mental Illness Awareness Week <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, ext. 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of October 3`d through the 9th as Mental Illness Awareness <br />Week, <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally III <br />(NAMI) has asked the Board of County Commissioners to proclaim the week of October 3`d <br />through the 9th as a period aimed at reducing the stigma and providing information to the public <br />on mental illness, Mental illness is treatable and more common than heart disease or cancer in <br />the US population. The theme NAMI has chosen far the week is "Don't Be Afraid to Ask.• About <br />Getting Help for Mental Illness, Living with a Loved with Mental Illness, What it's Like to Have a <br />Mental Illness" The Orange County Chapter is planning a number of activities to better inform <br />the community about mental illness and what can be done to help, including a service at <br />Community Church of Chapel Hill, an article in The Independent, and news items on WCHL <br />Radio. <br />A representative of the Orange County Chapter of NAMI is planning to attend the meeting. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the <br />Proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign. <br />