,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjac ,mr4  
,murphy ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,lance1   
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mrs4 ,ellm]s1 ,mr4      
,b>b]1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,br[n (     
,florida1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4    
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1     
,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4          
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 
,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4      
,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4    
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice      
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4   
,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4      
,lev91 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray    
,lujn ( ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,matsui1     
,mrs4 ,mc,carthy ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4     
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1

 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4       
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( 
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4     
,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4
 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4    
,takano1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,wilson (    
,florida1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51  
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 
,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,g>y ,g4 ,mill] (      
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (    
,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,duffy1 ,mr4 ,g]la*1 ,mr4
 ,griff9 ( ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mrs4 
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,mi*igan1     
,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,bu*anan1 & ,mr4     
,heck ( ,nevada7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = designation ( ,may  
#bjac z ,m5tal ,heal? ,mon?4  ,:]eas !  
m5tal heal? & well-be+ ( p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates is a critical issue t affects n  

only quality ( life1 b also ! heal? (   
communities1 families1 & economic       
/ability2 ,:]eas ! /igma associat$ )    
m5tal heal? cont9ues to p]si/2 ,:]eas m 
?an #eg1jjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
suff] f m5tal illness2 ,:]eas           
approximately #a 9 #e *ildr5 &          
adolesc5ts has a diagnosable m5tal      
disord]2 ,:]eas po/-traumatic /ress     
disord] 7,,ptsd7 afflicts #ae to #bj    
p]c5t ( vet]ans ( ! w> 9 ,afghani/an &  
#bj p]c5t ( ,iraqi w> vet]ans2 ,:]eas   
r\ghly #bj to #ej p]c5t ( all prison &  
jail inmates are diagnos$ ) a m5tal     
illness2 ,:]eas m5tal illness is ! lead+
 cause ( disability 9 ! ,nation2 ,:]eas 
major m5tal illness co/s bus9esses & !  
,unit$ ,/ates economy ov]               
#aic1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye> 9 lo/ e>n+s2    
,:]eas untreat$ m5tal illness is a lead+
 cause ( abs5teeism & lo/ productivity 9
 ! workplace2 ,:]eas 9 #bjab1 ov]       
#ch1jjj p di$ by suicide 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 & m ?an #ejj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates attempt suicide ea* ye>2 ,:]eas  

suicide is ! second lead+ cause ( dea?  
among individuals betwe5 ! ages ( #be & 
#cd2 ,:]eas 9 #bjjd1 individuals age #fe
 & old] compris$ only #ab4d p]c5t ( !   
population b acc\nt$ = #af4f p]c5t ( all
 suicides1 & ! rate ( suicide among old]
 p is high] ?an = any o!r age gr\p2     
,:]eas #a 9 #d ,lat9 ,am]ican adolesc5ts
 report s]i\sly contemplat+ suicide1 a  
rate high] ?an any o!r demographic2     
,:]eas ,native ,am]icans curr5tly rank z
 ! top e?nicity = suicide rates         
nationwide2 ,:]eas /udies report t p )  
s]i\s m5tal illness die1 on av]age1 #be 
ye>s e>li] ?an ! g5]al population2      
,:]eas untreat$ s*izophr5ia1 bipol>     
disord]1 & o!r psy*otic illnesses1      
especially 9 p]sons ) a sub/ance abuse  
disord] or a hi/ory ( viol5ce1 may      
result 9 increas$ viol5t behavior & ^?  
:o d n receive treatm5t are #ae times m 
likely to commit a viol5t act ?an ^? :o 
are receiv+ treatm5t2 ,:]eas lack (     
aw>5ess ( "o's m5tal illness affects    
approximately #ej p]c5t ( individuals ) 

s*izophr5ia & #dj p]c5t ( individuals ) 
bipol> disord]2 ,:]eas ! delay betwe5 a 
fir/ episode ( psy*osis & onset (       
treatm5t is an av]age ( #aaj weeks2     
,:]eas m$ication & psy*osocial !rapies h
 prov5 effective 9 treat+ m5tal illness2
 & ,:]eas x w\ld be appropriate to      
obs]ve ,may #bjac z ,m5tal ,heal? ,mon?3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,m5tal ,heal? ,mon? 9 ord]
 to place emphasis on sci5tific facts & 
f9d+s reg>d+ m5tal heal? & to remove !  
/igma associat$ ) m5tal illness2  7#b7  
recognizes t m5tal well-be+ is equally z
 important z physical well-be+ =        
citiz5s1 communities1 bus9esses1 & !    
economy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7        
applauds ! coalesc+ ( national &        
community organizations 9 work+ to      
promote public aw>5ess ( m5tal heal? &  
provid+ critical in=mation & support to 
! p & families affect$ by m5tal illness2
  7#d7 supports ! f9d+ ( ! ,presid5t's  
,commission on ,m5tal ,heal? t !        

,nation's failure to prioritize m5tal   
heal? is a national trag$y2 &  7#e7     
enc\rages all organizations & heal?     
practition]s to use ,m5tal ,heal? ,mon? 
z an opportunity to promote m5tal       
well-be+ & aw>5ess1 ensure access to    
appropriate s]vices1 & support ov]all   
quality ( life = ^? liv+ ) m5tal        
illness4