PUBLIC LAW 103-99—OCT. 6, 1993 107 STAT. 1017 research, and to advocate an adequate continuum of care from hospital to community; Whereas in recent years there have been imprecedented major research developments bringing new methods and technology to the sophisticated and objective study of the functioning of the brain and its linkages to both normal and abnormal behavior; Whereas research in recent decades has led to a wide array of new and more effective modalities of treatment (somatic, psychosocial, and service delivery) for some of the most incapacitating forms of mental illness, including schizophrenia, major affective disorders, phobias, and phobic disorders; Whereas appropriate treatment of mental illness has been demonstrated to he cost-effective in terms of restored productivity, reduced use of other heedth services, and lessened social dependence; and Whereas recent and unparalleled growth in scientific knowledge about mental illness has generated the current emergence of a new threshold of opportunity for future research advances and fruitful application tc> specific clinical problems: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the week of October 3, 1993, through October 9, 1993, is designated as "Mental Illness Awareness Week". The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. Approved October 6, 1993. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 61: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): May 27, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 28, considered and passed House. 69-194O-94-3:QL.3Part2
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