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This concurrent resolution designates January 29, 2025 as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the State House, emphasizing the importance of mental health care for all Vermonters. The resolution highlights several key principles, including the entitlement of all individuals to high-quality health care without discrimination, the legal requirement (established in 1997) that mental health treatment should be equivalent to physical health care, and the need to provide mental health services that respect individual dignity, autonomy, and personal preferences. It stresses the importance of avoiding stigma, prejudice, social exclusion, and unnecessary institutionalization in mental health treatment. The resolution recognizes that on this specific day, individuals are visiting the State House to remind the General Assembly about the fundamental importance of providing mental health care that is equal in quality to care for other health conditions. As a result, the General Assembly resolves to officially designate the date as Mental Health Advocacy Day and directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to the mental health advocacy organizations present at the State House.

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.8