Proclamation: Children's Mental Health Week

WHEREAS, raising awareness about the importance of child and youth mental health is crucial to helping reduce stigma associated with accessing vital support; and

WHEREAS, ensuring that families know about the availability of free, accessible and inclusive child and youth mental health services and how to access them to help create healthy, thriving and connected communities that support personal growth and wellbeing; and

WHEREAS, providing early intervention and treatment for child and youth mental health is essential. All children, youth and their families in need of mental health supports must have access to services when and where they need them; and

WHEREAS, the colour green is used to celebrate child and youth mental health as it represents hope, growth, and transformation;

Now Therefore, I Mayor Ted Walker do declare

MAY 1-7, 2023 as

CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH WEEK

in the Corporation of the Township of Tay,

and I urge all citizens of our community to become more aware and educated concerning Children's Mental Health.

Mayor Ted Walker