Current Status Bill Number:5004 Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution CR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960508 Primary Sponsor:P. Harris All Sponsors:P. Harris Drafted Document Number:pt\2460ac.96 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19960508 Subject:Mental Health Department, 175th Anniversary
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TO RECOGNIZE THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ON MAY 8, 1996, FOR PROVIDING CARE AND TREATMENT FOR THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS.
Whereas, 1996 is the 175th year of the creation of a public institution to provide care and treatment for citizens who suffer from mental illness; and
Whereas, an enactment of the General Assembly on December 20, 1821, made South Carolina the second state in the nation to recognize the need for and provide funds for such an institution; and
Whereas, this enactment was the foundation for the evolution of the Department of Mental Health which has been a leader in taking action to initiate and develop relationships and agreements with local, federal, and private agencies, hospitals, and clinics as it considers necessary to increase and enhance the accessibility and delivery of emergency and all types of mental health services; and
Whereas, it is fitting and proper for the General Assembly to recognize this historical occasion, because May is recognized nationally as Mental Health Month. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, do hereby recognize and commend the benevolence, compassion, and forward thinking displayed by their predecessors in the 1821 General Assembly for establishing the Department of Mental Health and as a result of this positive deed hereby establish May 8, 1996, as the day to recognize the 175th anniversary of the birth of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health for providing care and treatment for the citizens of South Carolina who suffer from mental illness.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Elizabeth Forrester, Chair, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Box 162, Georgetown, South Carolina, 29442.