[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 142 (Saturday, October 10, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             A TRIBUTE TO LUCAS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 9, 1998

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Lucas County 
Mental Health Board in Northwest Ohio. The year 1998 marks the 30th 
anniversary of the Lucas County Mental Health Board, and the agency is 
celebrating a commemorative event on September 9, 1998 to recognize the 
achievement.
  The Lucas County Mental Health Board ably and effectively has served 
thousands of our most vulnerable citizens through three decades which 
have seen monumental change and a complete overhaul in the treatment of 
mental basis. Through it all, the Lucas County Mental Health Board has 
adapted, growing to meet the changing needs of its clients and their 
families. The agency administers sites throughout the county which 
handle the unique needs of children with mental illness, people with 
milder forms of illness, those who are most severely disabled, 
families, and people needing short term help to get them through the 
rough spots of their lives. Always, the people of the Lucas County 
Mental Health Board strive to provide these services remembering the 
dignity of those they counsel, providing both caring treatment and 
advocacy.
  I am pleased to take this opportunity to salute the men and women, 
past and present, of the Lucas County Mental Health Board whose careers 
have been dedicated to lifting the stigma and the suffering of mental 
illness from so many. Their efforts and their victories large and small 
are commendable, and are truly making our community and the lives of 
its residents a better place. For their unsung efforts, we offer a 
grateful thank you.

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