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Proclamation 10380

National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2022

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates May 2022 as National Mental Health Awareness Month, calling attention to the mental health crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among youth and marginalized communities. It describes administration priorities and past investments but does not create new binding policy directives or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 26659

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 87 FR 26659

    Federal Register PDF

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 2022 as National Mental Health Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

  • 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline transition (July 2022, noted in text but not mandated by this proclamation)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Text references policy goals (social media regulation, privacy protections, 988 transition) but these are descriptive of broader administration priorities, not directives created by this proclamation
  • Call to action for citizens and organizations is voluntary, not binding
Proclamation 10380: National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2022 · Executive Orders