HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-01 Proclamation - National Recovery Month
Office of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, behavioral health is an essential part of health and wellness; and
WHEREAS, prevention of mental and/or substance use disorders works, treatment is
effective, and people recover in our area and around the nation; and
WHEREAS, preventing and overcoming mental and/or substance use disorders is
essential to achieving healthy lifestyles, both physically and emotionally; and
WHEREAS, an estimated 400,000 people in King County are affected by these
conditions; and
WHEREAS, we must encourage relatives and friends of people with mental and/or
substance use disorders to implement preventive measures, recognize the signs of a
problem, and guide those in need to appropriate treatment and recovery support
services; and
WHEREAS, to help more people achieve and sustain long-term recovery, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the White House Office of National Drug
Control Policy (ONDCP), and the City of Tukwila invite all residents to participate in
National Recovery Month;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Allan Ekberg, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby proclaim
the month of September as:
National Recovery Month
in the City of Tukwila and strongly encourage the Tukwila community to join me in
this special observance and to support King County’s Recovery Month theme Rising
Above It All: Wellness, Resilience & Recovery.
Signed this first day of September, 2020.
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Allan Ekberg, Mayor