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Proclamation 9735

National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2018

This proclamation designates May 2018 as National Mental Health Awareness Month. It describes administration budget priorities and existing initiatives related to mental health treatment and opioid response, but contains no binding policy directives, regulatory changes, or substantive mandates beyond the ceremonial proclamation and general calls to action.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 19897

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 2018 as National Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Call upon all Americans to support citizens suffering from mental illness
  • Call upon all Americans to raise awareness of mental health conditions through appropriate programs and activities
  • Call upon all Americans to commit the Nation to innovative prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 2018 as National Mental Health Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Budget figures cited ($10 billion) are FY2019 requests, not appropriated or guaranteed funding
  • References to appointed officials and launched committees describe past actions, not new directives in this document
  • No enforcement mechanism or agency mandate attached to calls to action
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