TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Michael Coleman, Director, Community Improvement
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: May 3, 2016
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PRESENTATION BY HEALTHIER DELRAY BEACH & MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Background:
Healthier Delray Beach wishes to provide an update to the City Commission on their progress over this past year and recognize May as Mental Health Awareness Month. Healthier Delray Beach (HDB) is a multi-year, community-driven initiative first envisioned by Palm Healthcare Foundation and focuses on improving the behavioral health of Delray Beach’s most vulnerable residents. HDB strives to promote awareness and education of behavioral health, to increase resident access to needed support and services and to encourage acceptance, ultimately impacting the overall health and well-being of the community.