Approve a proclamation recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Travis County (Judge Brown & Commissioner Gómez)

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<span style="font-size: 14px;">May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The purpose is to fight stigma, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for policies that prioritize mental wellness. It highlights that mental health is as crucial as physical health, aiming to normalize conversations and ensure 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 youth aged 6–17 —who experience mental illness yearly—have access to care. <br></span><div data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAIQAA" data-complete="true" style='overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: normal; text-wrap: wrap; margin-block: 12px 16px; margin-inline: 0px; color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space-collapse: collapse; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' data-pasted="true"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Key purposes of the month include:</span></div><div data-bfc="" data-ved="2ahUKEwj-ouCxxaKUAxWJnGoFHfCiPL0Qi4wTegQIAxAA" style='color: rgb(10, 10, 10); font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'><ul data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-complete="true" style='margin: 0px; padding: 0px; margin-block: 12px 16px; padding-block: 0px; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 0px; padding-inline-start: 18px; margin-inline: 0px;'><li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAMQAQ" data-complete="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px; margin-block: 0px 12px; font-size: 14px;"><span data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-complete="true" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-complete="true" style="font-weight: 600;">Reducing Stigma:</strong> Eradicating the shame associated with mental health conditions to encourage open conversations.</span></li><li data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-hveid="CAMQAg" data-complete="true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style: disc; padding-inline-start: 4px; margin-block: 0px 12px; font-size: 14px;"><span data-sfc-cp="" data-sfc-root="c" data-sfc-cb="" data-complete="true" style="overf