,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bfb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bf1 #bjac,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4       
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,ms4 ,hirono1
 and ,mr4 ,tester7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
suicide prevention awareness4  ,whereas 
suicide is the tenth leading cause of   
all deaths in the ,united ,states and   
the second leading cause of death among 
individuals between the ages of #aj and 
#cd2 ,whereas1 on average1 there is a   
death by suicide in the ,united ,states 
every #ac4g minutes2 ,whereas an        
estimated #f1jjj1jjj individuals in the 
,united ,states are survivors of        
suicide1 meaning they have lost a loved 
one to suicide2 ,whereas suicide is a   
leading noncombat cause of death among  
members of the ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas1
 on average1 #bb veterans are lost to   

suicide in the ,united ,states each day2
 ,whereas the ,joshua ,omvig ,veterans  
,suicide ,prevention ,act 7,public ,law 
#aaj-aaj2 #aba ,stat4 #ajca7 was enacted
 in #bjjg to establish a comprehensive  
program for suicide prevention among    
veterans2 ,whereas the ,veterans ,crisis
 ,line1 which was established under the 
,joshua ,omvig ,veteran ,suicide        
,prevention ,act1 has received more than
 #hij1jjj telephone calls and           
facilitated more than #cj1jjj           
life-saving rescues2 ,whereas the stigma
 associated with mental illness and     
suicidality works against suicide       
prevention by discouraging individuals  
at risk of suicide from seeking         
life-saving help and further traumatizes
 survivors of suicide2 ,whereas #ij     
percent of the individuals who die by   
suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric  
disorder at the time of death2 ,whereas 
many suicides are preventable2 and      
,whereas ,september is ,national        
,suicide ,prevention ,awareness ,month3 

,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the goals and   
ideals of ,national ,suicide ,prevention
 ,awareness ,month2  7#b7 supports      
efforts during ,national ,suicide       
,prevention ,awareness ,month to raise  
awareness and improve outreach to       
individuals at risk for suicide1        
especially such efforts addressed to    
veterans and members of the ,armed      
,forces2 and  7#c7 encourages the people
 of the ,united ,states to learn more   
about the warning signs of suicide and  
how each person can help prevent suicide
 and promote mental health4