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 PUBLIC LAW 101-84—AUG. 14, 1989 103 STAT. 591 illness (including schizophrenia, major affective disorders, pho- bias, and phobic disorders); Whereas appropriate treatment of mental illness has been dem- onstrated to be cost effective in terms of restored productivity, reduced utilization of other health 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 to 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 seven- day period beginning October 1, 1989, and ending October 7, 1989, is designated as "Mental Illness Awareness Week", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved August 14, 1989. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 55: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): June 9, considered and passed Senate. Aug. 4, considered and passed House.

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