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City proclaims May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month and highlights local programs
Summary
Council and mayor issued a joint proclamation recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month and spotlighted local partnerships and the 988 crisis line.
The City Council and Mayor Yemi Mobalade read a joint proclamation designating May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Colorado Springs.
Council members Lynette Crow Iverson and John Lineweber and Mayor Mobolade described mental health as a priority and highlighted local efforts including the Thousand Neighborhood Gatherings, HOPE certification partnerships with local businesses, regional coordination through Pikes Peak Rising and collaborations with El Paso County Public Health and local suicide‑prevention groups. The proclamation listed support for community trainings and directed residents to 988 for crisis support.
Advocates from the community spoke in support. David Galvan, a local suicide‑prevention trainer, said: “Mental wellness begins with hope.” He described training efforts and a business collective working on workplace mental‑health initiatives and urged wider awareness of 988.
Council briefly recognized the many partners and organizers present at the meeting and took a ceremonial vote to adopt the proclamation; a group photograph followed.
