[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 165 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  DR. CONNIE ALMEIDA WINS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2016

  Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Connie 
Almeida of Fort Bend County, TX for being awarded the Mental Health 
Professional of the Year Award by the Texas Crisis Intervention Team.
  As Fort Bend County's Behavioral Health Director, Dr. Almeida 
received this award thanks to her significant strides in working with 
local law enforcement to improve responses to the mental health 
community. She's been consistently working to improve the way Fort Bend 
County responds to mental health crises and issues by speaking with the 
government, community groups, mental health providers, law enforcement 
and the courts. Her goal is to improve the conditions for those with 
mental illness and addictions that come into contact with Fort Bend 
County courts.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, 
congratulations again to Dr. Connie Almeida for receiving the Mental 
Health Professional of the Year Award. We are very thankful for all her 
hard work to progress the services and systems for those with mental 
illnesses.

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