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Washington County proclaims Mental Health Awareness Month and Teen Mental Health Day; resident shares recovery
Summary
The Washington County Board of Commissioners adopted proclamations declaring May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month and May 15, 2025, Teen Mental Health Awareness Day. A county resident, Jennifer Slaughter, described her personal recovery and role as a peer specialist during the meeting’s public presentations.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners on May 2025 adopted proclamations designating May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month and May 15, 2025, as Teen Mental Health Awareness Day, and heard a public account of recovery from a county mental-health peer specialist.
The resolutions were read into the record by Commissioner Electra Janice and adopted by roll call. The county’s proclamation for Mental Health Awareness Month said county departments and community partners should “join in promoting mental health and wellness” and highlighted local behavioral health services. A related proclamation named a day to elevate teen mental health and expand outreach and suicide-prevention work…
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