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La Porte City Council proclaims May as Mental Health Awareness Month
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The La Porte City Common Council unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month after a presentation by a Swanson Center representative and discussion of local suicide and youth self-harm statistics.
The La Porte City Common Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month following a presentation from a representative of the Swanson Center.
Jenny Heath, a foundation representative for the Swanson Center, urged the council to adopt the proclamation and pointed to local indicators of rising youth mental-health needs. "This year alone, the number of students reporting thoughts of self harm or suicide in the La Porte County Schools nearly doubled. It went from 42 cases up to nearly 75 in 1…
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