,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aa1 #bjag,mr4   
,murphy ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,meeks1  
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1    
,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick        
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1  
,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,mrs4   
,mimi ,walt]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,meehan1
 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,butt]field1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 
& ,ms4 ,del,bene7 submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! designation ( ,may
 #bjag z ,m5tal ,heal? ,mon?4  ,:]eas ! 
m5tal heal? & well-be+ ( p 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates is a vital issue t affects n only
 quality ( life1 b also ! heal? (       
communities1 families1 & economic       
/ability2 ,:]eas individuals ) m5tal    
illness & behavioral heal? disord]s c & 
d recov] utiliz+ treatm5t regim5s1      
includ+ psy*osocial !rapies1 pe]        

support1 & cl9ical help1 z well z o!r   
behavioral1 psy*iatric1 psy*ological1   
fai?-bas$ & pa/oral c>e1 & m$ical       
s]vices2 ,:]eas p>5ts1 families1 &      
c>egiv]s are allies 9 recov]y & s]ve z  
critical memb]s ( ! c>e deliv]y team2   
,:]eas advances 9 bra9 & behavioral     
rese>* %[ significant promise = cont9u$ 
improvem5ts 9 effective treatm5ts (     
m5tal illness2 ,:]eas #dc1dba1jjj adults
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5ce m5tal       
illness2 ,:]eas approximately #a 9 #e   
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts has a diagnosable   
m5tal disord] at any "o po9t 9 "t1 & #ej
 p]c5t ( all m5tal disord]s beg9 by age 
#ad & #ge p]c5t by age #bd2 ,:]eas      
#i1gfe1jjj adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
exp]i5ce conditions su* z s*izophr5ia1  
bipol> disord]1 & major depression2     
,:]eas #c1djc1jjj adults 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ) a diagnosis ( s]i\s m5tal      
illness d n receive treatm5t2 ,:]eas    
po/-traumatic /ress disord] 7,,ptsd7    
impacts #ad to #bd p]c5t ( s]vice memb]s
 & vet]ans ( ! w>s 9 ,afghani/an &      

,iraq2 ,:]eas r\ghly #bj to #ej p]c5t ( 
all prison & jail inmates are diagnos$ )
 a m5tal illness & ,unit$ ,/ates prisons
 are home to #aj times m p ) m5tal      
illness ?an psy*iatric hospitals2 ,:]eas
 m5tal illness is ! lead+ cause (       
disability 9 ! ,nation2 ,:]eas untreat$ 
m5tal illness is a lead+ cause (        
abs5teeism & lo/ e>n+s & productivity 9 
! workplace & co/s ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
economy ov] #aic1jjj1jjj1jjj p] ye> 9   
lo/ e>n+s2 ,:]eas suicide is ! second   
lead+ cause ( dea? among individuals    
betwe5 ! ages ( #be & #cd2 ,:]eas #a 9  
#d ,lat9o adolesc5ts girls report       
contemplat+ suicide1 a rate high] ?an   
any o!r demographic2 ,:]eas ,native     
,am]icans curr5tly rank z ! top e?nicity
 = suicide rates among "y p 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 ^? )     
m5tal illness are #aa times m likely to 
be ! victims ( crime & abuse2 ,:]eas    
lack ( aw>5ess ( "o's m5tal illness1    

kn[n z anosognosia1 affects             
approximately #ej p]c5t ( individuals ) 
s*izophr5ia & #dj p]c5t ( individuals ) 
bipol> disord] mak+ x m *all5g+ to      
receive c>e2 ,:]eas ! delay betwe5 a    
fir/ episode ( psy*osis & onset (       
treatm5t is an av]age ( #gj weeks2      
,:]eas /igma associat$ ) m5tal illness  
cont9ues to p]si/2 ,:]eas recov]y-ori5t$
 int]v5tions su* z support$ employm5t1  
support$ h\s+1 & support$ education h   
be5 %[n to improve outcomes2 ,:]eas !   
fai? community provides a vital l9k 9   
m9i/]+ & s]v+ individuals & families 9  
ne$ ( m5tal heal? s]vices2 ,:]eas       
individuals engag$ 9 pe] recov]y support
 s]vices utilize crisis & em]g5cy       
s]vices less2 & ,:]eas x w\ld be        
appropriate to obs]ve ,may #bjag z      
,m5tal ,heal? ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7      
supports ! designation ( ,m5tal ,heal?  
,mon? to remove ! /igma associat$ )     
m5tal illness & place emphasis on       
sci5tific f9d+s reg>d+ m5tal heal?      

recov]y2  7#b7 recognizes m5tal well-be+
 is equally z important z physical      
well-be+ = citiz5s1 communities1        
bus9esses1 & ! economy 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2  7#c7 applauds ! coalesc+ (     
national1 community1 m$ical1 & fai?-bas$
 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 to draw on ,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