WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Both Jefferson County Board of Legislature Chairman Bill Johnson and Watertown Mayor Sarah Pierce proclaimed May as Mental Health Awareness Month as the Jefferson County Annual Mental Health Awareness Walk enters its 21st year.
Proclamations were read to mark the occasion.
The month is used to raise awareness about mental health services across the county and break the stigma around mental health.
“Today was kind of in honor of the past, and bring out the community as far as the county and the city to show their support of our endeavor of breaking the stigma and raising awareness,” said Robert Bowen, community health worker lead at North Country Family Health Center.
This year, the annual Mental Health Awareness Walk will be held on May 30, a Saturday. Typically held on the first Wednesday of the month, organizers hope more people will be able to participate.
“It’s a day of coming together, seeing all the different resources tabling there, see if there is something that maybe is of interest to you and enjoying community,” said Maria Roach, chair of the Mental Health Awareness Committee.
The Volunteer Transportation Center will be providing a shuttle to Thompson Park on the day of the walk.
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