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Orange County marks Mental Health Awareness and Older Americans months; officials highlight services and resources
Summary
Supervisors proclaimed May as Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month. Health Care Agency Director Dr. Veronica Kelly and supervisors emphasized prevention, school-based behavioral health funding, and resources including crisis lines and local navigation tools.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors opened its May 7 meeting with proclamations recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month, and supervisors used the observances to spotlight county programs and resource links.
Chair Don Wagner introduced the mental health proclamation and invited Health Care Agency staff forward. Vice Chair Doug Chaffee, identifying himself as a board district supervisor, said the county's Condition of Children report showed troubling trends: an 8.5% increase in reported depression among 11th graders and that suicide has become a leading cause of death among 10'14-year-olds locally. "To all those in…
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