BILL NUMBER: HR 15	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 9, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Conway
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,   Alejo,   Allen,  
Ammiano,   Atkins,   Bigelow,   Bloom,
  Blumenfield,   Bocanegra,   Bonilla,
  Bonta,   Bradford,   Brown,  
Buchanan,   Ian Calderon,   Campos,  
Chau,   Chávez,   Chesbro,   Cooley, 
 Dahle,   Daly,   Dickinson,  
Donnelly,   Eggman,   Fong,   Fox, 
 Frazier,   Beth Gaines,   Garcia,  
Gatto,   Gomez,   Gordon,   Gorell, 
 Grove,   Hagman,   Hall,   Harkey,
  Roger Hernández,   Jones,  
Jones-Sawyer,   Levine,   Linder,  
Lowenthal,   Maienschein,   Mansoor,  
Medina,   Melendez,   Mitchell,   Morrell,
  Mullin,   Muratsuchi,   Nazarian, 
 Nestande,   Olsen,   Pan,  
Patterson,   Perea,   John A. Pérez,   V.
Manuel Pérez,   Quirk,   Quirk-Silva,  
Rendon,   Salas,   Skinner,   Stone,
 Torres,   Wagner,   Weber,  
Wieckowski,   Wilk,   Williams,   and
Yamada   )

                        APRIL 30, 2013

   Relative to National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration's (SAMHSA) mission is to reduce the impact of
substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities; and
   WHEREAS, SAMHSA was established in 1992 and directed by the United
States Congress to effectively target substance abuse and mental
health services to the people most in need and to translate research
in these areas more effectively and more rapidly into the general
health care system; and
   WHEREAS, Behavioral health services improve health status and
reduce health care and other costs to society; and
   WHEREAS, Continued improvement in the delivery and financing of
prevention, treatment, and recovery support services provides a
cost-effective opportunity to advance and protect the nation's
health; and
   WHEREAS, Addressing the complex mental health needs of children,
youth, and families today is important to the well-being of the State
of California; and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate that a day should be set apart to
direct our thoughts toward our children's mental health and
well-being; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly proclaims May 9, 2013, "National Children's Mental Health
Awareness Day" in the State of California and urges our citizens and
all agencies and organizations interested in meeting every child's
mental health needs to observe exercises that will acquaint the
people of California with the benefits of a year-round program for
children and youth with mental health needs and their families; and
be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.