(WHITE TWP., April 25, 2007) – The Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders joined with the county Mental Health Board in promoting the prevention and treatment of mental illness by declaring May to be Mental Health Month.
“We have more opportunities today to identify and treat mental illness, and to help people be more productive and enjoy life as they should,” Freeholder Director Everett A. Chamberlain said.
Mental illnesses are the most prevalent health problem in America today, costing an estimated $165 billion a year, Chamberlain said.
Chamberlain and Freeholders John DiMaio and Richard D. Gardner presented county Mental Health Board Chairwoman Nancy Lowery with a proclamation that notes mental health care “is an important investment in our nation, our families and ourselves; the cost of untreated mental health problems is far greater than the cost of providing effective, efficient and affordable preventative mental health services.”
DiMaio noted mental illness is “probably one of the toughest to deal with and diagnose.” Gardner remarked that the days when a mental illness diagnosis carried a stigma have passed, adding it is a positive development that people are getting the mental health treatment they need. |
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Nancy Lowery, chairwoman of the Warren County Mental Health Board, accepts a proclamation declaring May as Mental Health Month from Freeholders John DiMaio, Director Everett Chamberlain and Richard Gardner |
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