,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjah,mrs4   
,napolitano 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,katko7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ,may #bjah 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    
heal? conditions & o!r behavioral heal? 
disord]s c & d recov] ) cl9ical treatm5t
 & social supports1 includ+ m$ications1 
psy*o!rapies1 psy*osocial               
rehabilitation1 & pe] support2 ,:]eas   
recov]y beg9s ) self-direct c>e1 &      
p>5ts1 families1 & c>egiv]s are allies 9
 recov]y & s]ve z critical memb]s ( !   
c>e deliv]y team2 ,:]eas advances 9 bra9
 sci5ce & behavioral rese>* %[          
significant promise = cont9u$           

improvem5ts 9 effective treatm5ts (     
m5tal illness2 ,:]eas ! increas+        
div]sity ( our c\ntry und]lies bo? ! ne$
 & importance ( access+ culturally &    
l+ui/ically appropriate s]vices2 ,:]eas 
an e/imat$ #dd4g million 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 #fe to #gj 
p]c5t ( y\? 9 contact ) ! juv5ile ju/ice
 sy/em h a diagnosable m5tal heal?      
disord]2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #aj4d million
 adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5ce      
conditions su* z s*izophr5ia1 bipol>    
disord]1 & major depression2 ,:]eas     
millions ( 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]vicememb]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 illness2 
,:]eas m5tal illness is ! lead+ cause ( 
disability 9 ! ,nation2 ,:]eas untreat$ 
m5tal illness is a lead+ cause (        
abs5teeism & pres5teeism result+ 9 lo/  
e>n+s & productivity 9 ! workplace &    
co/s ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy ov] #aic   
billion p] ye> 9 lo/ e>n+s2 ,:]eas      
suicide is ! second-lead+ cause ( dea?  
among individuals betwe5 ! ages ( #aj & 
#cd2 ,:]eas #a 9 #d ,lat9o adolesc5t    
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 ! delay betwe5 a fir/     
episode ( psy*osis & onset ( treatm5t is
 an av]age ( #gj weeks2 ,:]eas /igma1   
%ame1 & discrim9ation associat$ ) m5tal 
illness cont9ue 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 may   
provide a vital l9k 9 m9i/]+ & s]v+     
individuals & families 9 ne$ ( m5tal    
heal? s]vices2 ,:]eas individuals       
connect$ to pe] support s]vices are     
bett] connect$ to _! community & s]vices
 & utilize crisis & em]g5cy s]vices     
less2 & ,:]eas x w\ld be appropriate to 
obs]ve ,may #bjah 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