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City of Phoenix plans first Mental Health Awareness Month in May with citywide events and green lighting
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City staff outlined activities for Phoenix’s first formal Mental Health Awareness Month in May, including lighting City Hall green, a May 8 community resource fair, a dedicated website, social media toolkit, and staff webinars; the initiative stems from a city task force.
The City of Phoenix will observe its first formal Mental Health Awareness Month in May with citywide outreach, a resource fair, and an online hub, Human Services Director Jacqueline Edwards told the Economic Development and Housing Subcommittee on April 9.
“Twenty percent, or one in five adults in the United States, experience mental illness each year,” Edwards said, and local data show anxiety and depression are the top health concerns identified by Phoenix residents. A Maricopa County Community Health Needs Assessment cited by Edwards found 58 percent of Phoenix…
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