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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held Thursday, February 2, 2017:
Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell (3rd District) leads a presentation honoring Dr. Arthur C. Evans for his service to the city on the occasion of his departure from the Philadelphia Dept. of Behavioral Health & Intellectual Disability Services.
A
I'm
chair
recognizes
Councilwoman
blackwell
huperzine,
a
resolution.
Honoring
dr.
authored,
see
Evans
with
dr.
Evans
in
those
accompanying
him.
Please
join
the
Councilwoman
at
the
podium
and
joining
the
Councilwoman.
We
have
councilman
Greenlee,
Councilwoman
Reynolds,
Brown
councilman,
oh
and
I
believe
Councilwoman
door,
Councilwoman
again
and
Councilwoman
down
and
Councilwoman.
A
A
C
B
Thank
You.
Mr.
president,
this
is
an
extreme
honor
when
we
heard
that
dr.
Evans
was
moved
moving
on
not
only
I
said.
Oh
no,
but
my
all
my
fat
said.
Oh
no
he's
been
so
open
and
responsive
to
all
of
us.
It
doesn't
matter
who
you
are,
what
your
title
is,
and
so
I
start
calling
him
not
only
for
his
department
but
for
health
and
for
anything,
I
could
think
of
and
he's
always
been
there.
So
we
certainly
will
miss
them
and
I,
don't
know
how
we'll
do
to
survive.
B
I
guess
I
have
to
learn
who's
supposed
to
do
what
and
do
the
right
thing
and
refer
to
the
right
people,
but
we
certainly
appreciate
them.
We
thank
him.
We
see
him
at
many
affairs
because
he's
just
that
kind
of
person,
and
it
is
with
great
pleasure
and
honor
that
we
present
him.
This
resolution
resolution
honoring
and
recognizing
dr.
E
F
Whereas
the
department
has
undergone
a
system-wide
transfer
transformation
under
the
leadership
of
dr.
Evans,
improved
outcomes
for
people
accessing
services
has
resulted
in
fewer
inpatient
admissions
visits.
The
crisis
centers
and
significant
cost
savings
that
the
city
has
reinvested
in
community-based
services
and
supports
and.
G
Whereas,
prior
to
his
work
in
Philadelphia,
dr.
Evans
was
the
Deputy
Commissioner
for
the
Connecticut
Department
of
Mental
Health
and
Addiction
Services,
where
he
led
major
strategic
initiatives
for
the
Connecticut
behavioral
health
care
system.
He
played
a
significant
role
in
implementing
a
recovery-oriented
policy
framework,
addressing
health
care
disparities
and
increasing
the
use
of
evidence-based
practices,
leading
edge
research
and
community
engagement
and.
C
H
I
Whereas
in
2013,
dr.
Evans
received
the
dr.
Nathan
Davis
award
for
outstanding
government
service,
the
American
Medical
Association's
top
government
service
award
in
healthcare
for
his
leadership
in
transforming
the
Philadelphia
behavioral
health
system,
particularly
around
the
adoption
of
a
public
health
approach
and.
D
France,
dr.
Evans
has
served
in
several
national
leadership
roles,
including
share
of
the
federal
substance,
abuse
and
mental
health
services,
administration
partnership,
coveri
initiative,
steering
committee
co-chair
of
the
National
Action
Group
of
1,
fostering
system
reforms
for
adults
with
serious
mental
illnesses.
J
Whereas
with
a
proven
track
record
of
innovative
and
effective
solutions
to
complex
system
changes,
dr.
Evans
brings
diverse
training
and
experience
as
a
scientific
practitioner
and
policymaker.
He
is
in
high
demand
as
a
resource
for
his
fellow
psychologists,
healthcare,
administrators
and
community
service
and
government
leaders
and
an
adept
and
versatile
public
speaker.
Dr.
Evans
speaks
for
behavioral
health
leaders
and
organizations
across
the
country
and.
K
Whereas
in
January
2017,
dr.
Evans
was
named
chief
executive
officer
of
the
American
Psychological
Association
APA,
dr.
Evans
will
assume
a
position
there
on
marks
for
20th
as
CEO
of
the
APA
dr.
Evans
will
head
the
leading
scientific
and
professional
organization
representing
psychology
in
the
United
States,
with
more
than
100
17,500
researchers,
education,
educators,
clinicians
consultants
and
students.
As
its
members.
B
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
Philadelphia
City
Council
hereby
honors
and
recognizes
dr.
art
to
see
Evans
worth
accomplishments
and
numerous
contributions
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia
on
the
occasion
of
his
retirement
from
the
Department
of
Behavioral,
Health
and
intellectual
disability,
and
congratulate
him
on
his
appointment
as
CEO
of
the
American
Psychological.
Association.
Further
resolved.
That,
in
a
gross
copy
of
this
resolution,
be
presented
to
dr.
Evans,
a
sincere
expression
of
the
thought
of
you.
City
Council's
gratitude
and
recognition.
L
First
of
all,
I
am
so
honored
and
I.
Just
can't
tell
you
how
much
I
appreciate
all
of
you
for
standing
here
and
recognizing
me
in
this
way,
but
I'm
very
clear
that
any
success
that
we've
had
as
a
department
depends
on
the
people
that
I
work
with
every
day
and
a
few
of
them
came
today.
We're
about
seven
hundred
strong,
but
I
want
all
of
them
to
stand
up
everyone
from
the
Department
of
Behavioral,
Health
and
intellectual
disability
services.
Could
you
all
stand
up.
L
These
folks
do
a
tremendous
job
for
the
citizens
of
Philadelphia
and
I'm
forever
indebted
to
them.
I.
Remember
my
my
first
testimony
in
City,
Council
and
back
then
I
went
last
after
all
the
human
services
organizations
and
right
before
lunch,
and
so
by
the
time
you
all
would
get
to
me.
I
would
be
sitting
there
just
crossing
out
my
testimony.
So
by
the
time
I
got
to
the
end.
L
It
sharpens
us
when
you
ask
us
tough
questions
when
you
probe
us
when
you
questioned
us
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
I
know.
That
sounds
a
little
sadistic,
but
I
do
want
to
or
masochistic
I
should
say,
but
it
does
help
us
when
we
go
back,
because
we
take
what
you
ask
us
about
the
issues
that
your
your
constituents
bring
to
you
and
we
go
back
and
try
to
work
on
those
problems.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
for
that.
L
L
Just
want
to
thank
all
of
the
people
that
have
supported
our
agency.
We
don't
do
this
work
in
isolation,
we
have
providers
and
I
think,
there's
some
providers
here
and
people
in
the
community
and
other
things
that
I
am
most
proud
of
in
my
night
in
you.
There
are
a
couple
of
things.
One
of
them
is
that
we
have
worked
extremely
hard
to
make
sure
that
people
who
live
in
the
margins
get
the
best
services
that
they
possibly
can.
L
We
we
go
out
and
we
get
the
best
scientists
in
the
world
and
we
partner
with
them
to
make
sure
that
people
who
have
Medicaid
and
people
who
are
uninsured,
get
the
best
services
and
I
can
tell
you
that
people
in
Philadelphia
get
services
that
are
probable
to
what
you
could
get
and
many
cases
better,
because
we're
working
with
the
creators
of
some
of
those
those
practices.
But
the
other
thing
that
I'm
enormously
proud
of
and
I
have
many
staff
you've
done.
L
This
is
that
we
are
reaching
into
the
community
and
not
just
waiting
for
people
to
show
up
and
going
into
communities
and
connecting
with
people
and
I.
Think
that
that
makes
a
huge
difference,
particularly
for
issues
that
are
stigmatized
as
mental
health
and
addiction
and
intellectual
disability.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
the
people
to
partner
with
us.
L
Our
sister
agencies,
this
council,
and
certainly
the
mayor
and
I've,
worked
for
three
mayors
and
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
serve
on
the
three
administrations
and
each
one
of
them
understand
the
importance
of
what
we
do
and
have
supported
us.
So
thank
you
all
very
much
I
appreciate
you
and
you
all
can't
get
rid
of
me.
I'm
still
going
to
be
connected
to
Philadelphia.
So
thank.