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Lycoming County proclaims May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month; NAMI calls for reduced stigma
Summary
The Lycoming County Commissioners proclaimed May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month and heard a presentation from NAMI North Central PA urging community support and reduced stigma; an online commenter criticized involuntary commitment practices.
The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners proclaimed May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month on May 20, 2025, and received remarks from a representative of NAMI North Central PA and from members of the commission about suicide prevention and access to care.
The proclamation, read aloud during the commissioners’ public meeting, cited national statistics the presenter attributed to the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute of Mental Health and said early onset of mental health conditions is common: "50 percent of all lifetime mental health disorders commonly begin at the age of 14 in adolescence and then 75…
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