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Commissioners proclaim May as Foster Care Awareness and Mental Health Awareness months
Summary
Monroe County commissioners read and approved proclamations recognizing May 2026 as Foster Care Awareness Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month and heard local foster‑care and mental‑health remarks from county staff.
Monroe County commissioners on May 6 adopted proclamations recognizing May 2026 as Foster Care Awareness Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month.
Chair invited foster‑care staff and a foster parent coordinator to accept the foster‑care proclamation and describe local needs. The coordinator said the county currently has "about 70" foster families and added, "After COVID, we lost about 1000 of our families," framing recruitment as an ongoing challenge. Staff and commissioners acknowledged community events and recruitment efforts, and encouraged residents and organizations to support foster families.
A county representative read a proclamation for mental‑health awareness, stressing prevention, early identification and access to treatment and pointing residents to local resources and crisis‑response partnerships. The proclamation noted county signage and outreach during May and recognized law‑enforcement crisis intervention training and community providers.
The commissioners approved the proclamations by voice vote. The proclamations encourage residents, organizations and businesses to support foster families and increase awareness of mental‑health services and resources across the county.
