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Harrison County proclaims May Behavioral Health Awareness Month, Community Health Corps highlights services
Summary
Harrison County Judge Chad Sims read a proclamation declaring May 2023 Behavioral Health Awareness Month and cited Community Health Corps’ 43,589 direct-service hours to 1,413 county residents in fiscal 2022; local provider leaders thanked the court and noted a university partnership to train counselors locally.
Judge Chad Sims read a proclamation at the Harrison County Commissioners Court meeting on May 9 declaring May 2023 as Behavioral Health Awareness Month for Harrison County.
The proclamation, which Judge Sims said he would sign that day, stated that mental health is essential to overall health and noted that prevention and early, effective treatment enable recovery and productive lives. The proclamation singled out Community Health Corps as the local mental-health authority serving nine East Texas counties and said the agency provided 43,589 hours of direct services to 1,413 Harrison County residents in fiscal year 2022.
Patty Brady of Community Health Corps, introduced by the judge, thanked the court for the proclamation and described a new collaboration at Synergy Park with East Texas Baptist University to place psychology and mental-health counseling students in the community. “We appreciate the collaboration there, and we thank you all for all you do for us,” Brady said.
The proclamation calls on citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses and schools across Harrison County to increase awareness, understanding and access to appropriate mental-health services.
The court recorded the proclamation under announcements and moved on to the rest of its agenda; no separate funding action or formal directive to county staff on implementation was recorded during the meeting.
