,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #egb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjad ,mr4 
,peters of ,california 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,gary ,g4 ,miller of ,california1  
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,hastings
 of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4    
,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4   
,vargas1 ,mr4 ,benishek1 ,mr4 ,honda1   
,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4      
,ellison1 ,ms4 ,esty1 ,mrs4             
,kirkpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4   
,farr1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4    
,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4     
,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mrs4 ,davis 
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 
,schiff1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,sablan1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4    
,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,levin1
 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,ms4  
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,barber1 ,ms4 ,brown of   
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4      
,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4         
,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,bera of ,california1    

,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,linda ,t4 ,snchez 
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4     
,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,carson  
of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 
,holt1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1   
,mr4 ,polis1 and ,mr4 ,deutch7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,resolution  
,expressing support for designation of  
the first full week of ,may as ,national
 ,mental ,health ,no ,stigma ,week4     
,whereas it is in the best interest of  
the ,united ,states to increase         
awareness regarding the negative stigma 
associated with mental illness2 ,whereas
 stigma is a very real problem for      
people who have a mental illness2       
,whereas every person needs and deserves
 to feel a sense of belonging1 and not  
be excluded or ostracized2 ,whereas the 
most formidable obstacle to future      
progress in the area of mental health is
 stigma1 and today1 the ,united ,states 
has the power to tear down that         

obstacle2 ,whereas throughout the       
,united ,states1 there are efforts by   
public and private mental health        
agencies that work tirelessly to educate
 the public about the harmful effects of
 stigma2 ,whereas some of the harmful   
effects of stigma include trying to     
pretend nothing is wrong1 refusal to    
seek treatment1 rejection by family and 
friends1 work or school problems or     
discrimination1 difficulty finding      
housing1 being subjected to physical    
violence or harassment1 and inadequate  
health insurance coverage of mental     
illnesses2 ,whereas #a in #d adults1    
approximately #fa1ejj1jjj people in the 
,united ,states1 experiences mental     
illness in a given year and #a in #ag1  
approximately #ac1fjj1jjj live with a   
serious mental illness2 ,whereas        
approximately #bj percent of youth ages 
#ac to #ah and approximately #ac percent
 of those ages #h to #ae experience     
severe mental disorders in a given year2
 ,whereas while #a in #e people in the  

,united ,states lives with a mental     
disorder1 estimates indicate that nearly
 two-thirds of all people with a        
diagnosable mental illness do not seek  
treatment1 especially people from       
diverse communities2 ,whereas despite   
civil rights laws1 such as the          
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij1 people with mental illnesses     
often experience discrimination in      
education1 housing1 health care1 and the
 workplace2 ,whereas according to the   
,california ,mental ,health ,services   
,oversight and ,accountability          
,commission's report of #bjjg1 a public 
education campaign can improve the      
public's awareness of unmet needs and   
reduce the harmful effects of stigma and
 discrimination2 and ,whereas the first 
full week of ,may would be an           
appropriate week to designate as        
,national ,mental ,health ,no ,stigma   
,week3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives supports the
 designation of ,national ,mental       

,health ,no ,stigma ,week4