City of Statesville Proclaims 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month

City of Statesville, North Carolina

Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

2025 Mental Health Awareness Month

WHEREAS, Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being; it affects how we think, feel, and act; it also affects how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices; and

WHEREAS, Mental health allows us to maintain relationships, take care of ourselves and our families, take care of our physical bodies, and respond and adapt to daily life changes; and

WHEREAS, Mental health disorders commonly begin during adolescence, with a large amount of young people report having a serious mental health disorder at some point in their life.  Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for individuals ages 10-34 in the United States; and

WHEREAS, A lack of mental health awareness leads to devastating impacts on the wellbeing of individuals and society; and

WHEREAS, Evidenced-based mental and behavioral health training programs teach adults how to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use problems in youth and provides adults with skills to help youth who may be facing a mental health problem or crisis such as suicide; and

WHEREAS, Be Well Iredell and its partners work together to provide evidence-based mental health and suicide prevention programs to the community at no cost to teach youth and adults about mental health, resiliency and suicide prevention.  These programs provide tools for people to help themselves or someone they know that might be facing a mental health crisis; and

WHEREAS, During Mental Health Awareness Month and throughout the year, Mooresville is committed to ending stigmas surrounding seeking mental health care and promoting solutions to the mental health struggles of its residents;

THEREFORE, I, Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor of Statesville, proclaim May 2025, as Mental Health Awareness Month in Statesville, urging all citizens to shine a light on mental illness and the need for long-term improvements in our mental health care system.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my Hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Statesville to be affixed this 5th day of May 2025

Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor