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          Bill No:  ACR 150
          Author:   Carter (D), et al
          Amended:  6/28/10 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 6/28/10


           SUBJECT  :    African American Mental Health Awareness Week

           SOURCE  :     African American Mental Health Coalition


           DIGEST  :    This resolution recognizes each second week of  
          February hereafter as African American Mental Health  
          Awareness Week.

           ANALYSIS  :    Resolution findings:

          1.The Office of Minority Health reports that African  
            Americans are 30 percent more likely to report having  
            serious psychological distress than Whites, yet Whites  
            are more likely to receive treatment for a major  
            depressive episode than African Americans; and, African  
            Americans account for only two percent of psychiatrists,  
            two percent of psychologists, and four percent of social  
            workers. 

          2.Suicide is the third leading cause of death for all teens  
            in the United States; and between 1980 and 1995, the  
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            suicide rates for African American youth 10 to 14 years  
            of age, inclusive, has increased by 233 percent. 

          3.Children in the foster care and child welfare system are  
            more likely to develop mental illness; and African  
            American children comprise 45 percent of the foster care  
            system. 

          4.The African American Mental Health Coalition is  
            recognized as an important partner in the success of  
            African American Health Awareness Week, through its  
            continued efforts to provide services, information, and  
            advocacy to individuals throughout the African American  
            community and to make positive changes by increasing  
            awareness and eliminating barriers to care. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  7/27/10)

          African American Mental Health Coalition (source) 
          African American Health Institute, NAACP - San Bernardino
          Boys and Girls Club of San Bernardino
          California Institute of Health and Social Services
          Cathedral of Praise International Ministries
          Congregations-Organized for Prophetic Engagement
          Inland Behavioral and Health Services, Inc.
          Knotts Family & Parenting Institute for Child Excellence
          Latino Health Collaborative
          The Sundance Company


          CTW:nl  7/29/10   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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