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Proclamation 10193

National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2021

This proclamation designates May 2021 as National Mental Health Awareness Month, highlighting the mental health crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 and calling on citizens, agencies, and institutions to raise awareness. It references existing administration priorities including American Rescue Plan funding for mental health services and school-based professionals, but contains no binding policy directives or new mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 23851

Impact dates

  1. National Mental Health Awareness Month begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 2021 as National Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Call upon citizens, government agencies, organizations, healthcare providers, and research institutions to raise mental health awareness

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 2021 as National Mental Health Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document references prior legislative achievements (American Rescue Plan, 21st Century Cures Act, Affordable Care Act) but creates no new obligations; funding requests mentioned are not directives in this proclamation
  • Call to action is hortatory ('I call upon') rather than mandatory
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