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To Endorse Passage of a 2.2 Mill Replacement Levy for the ADAMH Board of Franklin County
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WHEREAS, ADAMH - the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County - is charged with planning, funding and evaluating mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services for children and adults; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Commissioners have placed a 10-year, 2.2 mill replacement levy in support of ADAMH on the November 8 general election ballot; and
WHEREAS, one in four people suffer from a treatable mental illness or substance abuse problem, and this levy will provide much-needed funding to the ADAMH safety net of care, so services that help people help themselves will continue to be available; and
WHEREAS, ADAMH partners with more than 40 local non-profit agencies, including agencies such as Amethyst, Children's Hospital, Community for New Direction, Directions for Youth & Families and Project Linden, to provide mental health and substance abuse treatment services for more than 158,000 Franklin County residents each year; and
WHEREAS, in 2004, ADAMH invested more than $76 million in treatment services for more than 24,000 City of Columbus residents; and
WHEREAS, ADAMH supports community and school-based prevention programs in 157 Franklin County schools, including Columbus Public such as Africentric Elementary, Deshler Elementary, Eastmoor High, Everett Middle School, Hudson Elementary, Indianola Middle School, and South Mifflin Elementary to name a few; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we do hereby endorse the passage of Issue 7, the 2.2 mil replacement levy for the support of the ADAMH Board of Franklin County and the people they serve.