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Mooresville proclaims May Mental Health Month, council approves lighting and community events requests
Summary
The Mooresville Town Council on April 15 unanimously approved a proclamation naming May as Mental Health Month after a presentation by Nikki McCrady of the Kendrick Foundation. The group requested the town light its torch green and promoted a series of community events in May.
The Mooresville Town Council on April 15 unanimously approved a proclamation naming May as Mental Health Month in Mooresville after a presentation by Nikki McCrady, program manager for the Kendrick Foundation.
McCrady told the council the Kendrick Foundation leads the Morgan County Mental Health Task Force and is asking Mooresville and other local governments to recognize Mental Health Month. “We are requesting that May be named Mental Health Month in the town of Mooresville,” McCrady said. She asked that the town’s torch be lit green during May, saying green “represents renewal, hope, and vitality.”
The proclamation cites Mental Health America’s establishment of Mental Health Month in 1949 and encourages residents to use anonymous screening tools, educate themselves about treatment options and support local mental-health organizations. The town official reading the proclamation noted the screening site referenced in the document as mhascreening.org.
McCrady outlined events the task force and partners are organizing: the Pioneer Pathfinders Walk on May 5, a free youth Mental Health First Aid training on May 16 at First Christian Church, participation in the YMCA’s Morgan in Motion on May 28, and a “Morgan County Goes Green Challenge” on May 16 that invites businesses, organizations and schools to wear green or hold spirit days.
The proclamation passed on a unanimous voice vote, recorded as 4–0 in favor.
The Kendrick Foundation representative told the council the task force has grown from roughly 50 organizations last year to more than 60 and that the group’s work focuses on awareness, reducing stigma and improving access to services. The council did not attach any funding to the proclamation.
