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Missoula issues proclamations for National Recovery Month, Suicide Prevention Week and Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month
Summary
Missoula leaders proclaimed September National Recovery Month, a week in September for suicide prevention and Sept. 15–Oct. 15 as Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month; health and recovery providers urged ongoing investments in services and lethal-means safety.
Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis and city officials issued three proclamations at the Sept. 8 City Council meeting recognizing National Recovery Month, Suicide Prevention Week and Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month.
The National Recovery Month proclamation notes that substance use disorder is a chronic health issue and says about 13,000 Missoula residents have struggled with substance use, with nearly 10,000 of those seeking or engaged in recovery. Shannon Spruill, executive director of Recovery Friendly Montana,…
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