,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ah1 #bjah ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4       
,schumer1 ,mr4 ,reed1 and ,mr4          
,donnelly7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,recognizing suicide as a serious public
 health problem and expressing support  
for the designation of ,september as    
,national ,suicide ,prevention ,month4  
,whereas suicide is the tenth leading   
cause of death in the ,united ,states   
and the second leading cause of death   
among individuals between the ages of   
#aj and #cd2 ,whereas1 according to the 
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7referred to in this        
preamble as the ,,cdc71 #a person dies  
by suicide every #ab4c minutes1         
resulting in nearly #de1jjj deaths each 
year in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1  

according to the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs1 #bj members of the  
,armed ,forces on active duty1 members  
of the reserve components of the ,armed 
,forces who are not on active duty1 or  
veterans die by suicide each day1       
resulting in more than #g1jjj deaths    
each year2 ,whereas the suicide rate in 
the ,united ,states has steadily        
increased every year from #aiii through 
#bjaf2 ,whereas it is estimated that    
there are more than #a1ajj1jjj suicide  
attempts each year in the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas more than half of     
individuals who die by suicide did not  
have a known mental health condition2   
,whereas1 according to the ,,cdc1 many  
factors contribute to suicide among     
individuals with and without known      
mental health conditions1 including     
challenges related to relationships1    
substance abuse1 physical health1 and   
stress regarding work1 money1 legal     
problems1 or housing2 ,whereas1         
according to the ,,cdc1 suicide results 

in an estimated #dd1fjj1jjj1jjj in      
combined medical and work-loss costs in 
the ,united ,states each year2 ,whereas 
the stigma associated with mental health
 conditions and suicidality hinders     
suicide prevention by discouraging      
at-risk individuals from seeking        
life-saving help and further traumatizes
 survivors of suicide loss and people   
with lived experience of suicide2 and   
,whereas ,september is an appropriate   
month to designate as ,national ,suicide
 ,prevention ,month because ,september  
#aj is ,world ,suicide ,prevention ,day1
 a day recognized internationally and   
supported by the ,world ,health         
,organization3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes     
suicide as a serious and preventable    
national and ,state public health       
problem2  7#b7 supports the designation 
of ,september as ,national ,suicide     
,prevention ,month2  7#c7 declares      
suicide prevention as a priority2  7#d7 
acknowledges that no single suicide     

prevention program or effort will be    
appropriate for all populations or      
communities2  7#e7 promotes awareness   
that there is no single cause of        
suicide2 and  7#f7 supports strategies  
to increase access to high-quality      
mental health1 substance abuse1 and     
suicide prevention services4