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WHEREAS, behavioral health is an essential part of health and one's overall wellness; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, prevention of mental and/or substance use disorders works, treatment is <br />effective, and people recover in our area and around the nation; and <br />WHEREAS, preventing and overcoming mental and/or substance use disorders is <br />essential to achieving healthy lifestyles, both physically and emotionally; and <br />WHEREAS, we must encourage relatives and friends of people with mental and/or <br />substance use disorders to implement preventive measures, recognize the signs of a <br />problem, and guide those in need to appropriate treatment and recovery support <br />services; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2013, 2.5 million people aged 12 or older received specialty treatment <br />for a substance use disorder and more than 34.6 million adults aged 18 or older received <br />services for mental disorders, according to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and <br />Health. Given the serious nature of this public health problem, we must continue to <br />reach the millions more who need help; and <br />WHEREAS, to help more people achieve and sustain long -term recovery, the U.S. <br />Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Substance Abuse and Mental <br />Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the White House Office of National Drug <br />Control Policy (ONDCP), and the City of Tukwila invite all residents to participate in <br />National Recovery Month; <br />NOW THEREFORE, I, Jim Haggerton, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby <br />proclaim the month of September as: <br />National Recovery Month <br />in the City of Tukwila and strongly encourage all citizens of Tukwila to join me in this <br />special observance. <br />Presented at the City Council meeting this 17th day of August, 2015. <br />�,���� <br />