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PROCLAMATION
INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY
AUGUST 31, 2024
WHEREAS, International Overdose Awareness Day is recognized on August 31St of each year to raise awareness
of drug overdoses, acknowledge the grief felt by families and friends by remembering those who have died or had
a permanent injury as a result of a drug overdose and stimulate discussion about overdose prevention, and
WHEREAS, Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health is a treatment center that helps adolescents struggling with
mental health, substance abuse or behavior issues by creating a safe, positive and productive environment, where
real change happens; and
WHEREAS, Evolve's goal of genuine recovery that lasts long after a child leaves their treatment, is aiding in the
fight against overdose by equipping adolescents with the tools to manage stress, regulate difficult emotions,
improve relationships with others, and acknowledge and accept who they are without judgment, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Danville and Evolve Adolescent Behavioral Health resolve to play their part in reducing
the toll of overdose in our community, which continues to claim the lives of community members every year and
forever affects those who loved and cared about them, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council does hereby proclaim August 31, 2024 as International Overdose
Awareness Day in the Town of Danville.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have hereunto set our hands this 13th day of August 2024.
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DAVE FONG, VI AYOR
NEWELL ARNERICH, COUNCILMEMBER
STORER, COUNCILMEMBER