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Austin proclaims May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month; AFSP and NAMI call for more access and anti‑stigma efforts
Summary
At a May 22 ceremony the City of Austin proclaimed May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. Representatives from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Alliance on Mental Illness described continued stigma and provider shortages and called for expanded access to care.
Council members read a proclamation on May 22, 2025, declaring May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month in Austin and recognized local chapters of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for their advocacy work.
Carson Domi, chair of the State Policy Council for AFSP, said AFSP raises about $35,000,000 annually for suicide‑prevention research and…
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