Council Spotlight
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
On July 9, 2024, Councilmembers Will Jawando, Laurie-Anne Sayles and Gabe Albornoz presented a proclamation recognizing Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The Council has commemorated Minority Mental Health Awareness Month since 2008 to bring awareness to the specific and unique barriers to mental health faced by minority communities in Montgomery County and the United States. They were joined by representatives from the County’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the African American Health Program, Global Sustainable Partnerships, the Black Physicians in Health Care Network, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Every Mind Inc, CCI Health Services, Mary's Center, the Latino Health Initiative, the Asian American Health Initiative, and the Muslim Community Center (MCC) Medical Clinic.