103 STAT. 3114 PROCLAMATION 6033—SEPT. 29, 1989 ior patterns. Today, improved methods of diagnosis and care can offer hope and heaUng to millions of people with mental disorders. This week, we salute the dedicated scientists, health care profession- als, and volmiteers who are working hard to help solve the mysteries of mental illness and alleviate the suffering of its victims. In academic institutions, hospitals, and community-based mental health programs across the countiy, they are helping to destroy the myths and fears that prevent too many victims of mental illness from obtaining the help and compassion they need. All of us can assist their efforts by learning more about mental illness and by supporting continued research and effective treatment programs. Most important, however, we can help victims of mental illness and their families by giving them our encour- agement and understanding. - ^i^ In recognition of the importance of informing the public about mental illness and the needs of those who suffer from it, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 55, has designated the week beginning October 1, 1989, as "Mental Illness Awareness Week" and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of October 1 through October 7, 1989, as Mental Illness Awareness Week. I call upon all citizens of the United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities designed to promote greater understanding of mental ill- ness and its victims' need for effective treatment and rehabilitation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- ninth day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fourteenth. " - ••' '•' GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 6033 of September 29, 1989 Child Health Day, 1989 n.- By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation In this most fortunate of nations, millions of us can look with pride and gratitude upon happy, healthy children and grandchildren—children who are able to enjoy all the wonderful opportunities life offers. How- ever, we carmot afford to forget that each year tens of thousands of children in this country die before reaching their first birthday. Our hearts ache over this country's high rate of infant mortality, a rate that is all the more tragic because it occurs in a Nation that boasts one of the highest standards of living in the world. The statistics cannot reveal the suffering of bereaved parents, for their anguish is immeasur- able. Nor can numbers reflect the costs inciured by our entire country. When the life of a child is destroyed, so, too, is the promise that he or
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