Agenda - 10-18-2022; 8-a - Minutes

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10 1 WHEREAS, every member of our community should understand that throughout life's struggles 2 we all need the occasional reminder that we are all silently fighting our own battles; and 3 4 WHEREAS, Orange County chooses to publicly state and place its full support behind the 988 5 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, local educators, mental health professionals, athletic coaches, pack 6 leaders, police officers, and parents as partners in supporting our community in simply being 7 available to one another; and 8 9 WHEREAS, all residents are encouraged to take the time to inquire as to the wellbeing of their 10 family, friends, and neighbors over the next few days and to genuinely convey their appreciation 11 for their existence by any gesture they deem appropriate; 12 13 NOW THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim 14 September 2022 as Suicide Prevention Month in Orange County, recognizing suicide as a 15 serious public health problem that can have long-lasting effects on individuals, families and 16 communities, that suicide is preventable, and that everyone can help by learning the warning 17 signs, promoting prevention and resilience, and making necessary social changes. 18 19 This the 20th Day of September 2022. 20 21 Renee Price, Chair 22 Orange County Board of 23 Commissioners 24 25 NC DHHS (2022). Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury Data,Injury and Violence Prevention Branch. 26 Accessed from https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html 27 'NC DHHS (2022). Suicide Trends and Demographics; Suicide—Orange County, 5-year Rate; Accessed 28 from https://dashboards.ncdhbs.gov/t/DPH/views/NCVDRSDashboard/NC- 29 VDRSDashboard?%3AshowAppBannei=false&%3Adisplay count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3Aorig 30 in=viz_share_link&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y 31 32 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to 33 approve this proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign. 34 35 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 36 37 Quintana Stewart, Public Health Director, said the health department is well aware of the 38 suicide and mental health crisis in Orange County. She thanked the Board for adopting this 39 proclamation. She said she is sad to hear the walk is scheduled the same day as their joint 40 meeting with schools. She said the walk will be done in conjunction with colleagues in Durham 41 County. She said there will be 206 pairs of shoes representing the 72 deaths in Orange County 42 and those in Durham County from 2016-2020. She said the display is truly impactful and leaves 43 an impression on you. She said Rashad Miller will be the guest speaker and will provide his 44 testimony as a suicide survivor. She said the walk will take place Thursday, September 29 from 45 6:30-8:00 pm at the Lee Farm Park in Durham. 46 47 Commissioner Richards said she forgot to mention during her remarks that today is 48 National Voter Registration Day. She encouraged people to be informed and register. 49 50 5. Public Hearings 51 None.