,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ccg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,mrs4   
,napolitano 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4
 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,mr4       
,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1   
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick        
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 
,mr4 ,cox ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 
,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,s*iff1   
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (      
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,hill ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 
,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4   
,k5dra ,s4 ,horn ( ,oklahoma1 ,ms4      
,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,mrs4 ,craig1 ,ms4     
,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4       
,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mrs4 ,lee ( 
,nevada1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mrs4  
,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4 ,titus1    
,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 & ,ms4     
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee

 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! designation ( ,may
 #bjai z ,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,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$ications1 
psy*o!rapies1 psy*osocial               
rehabilitation1 c\nsel+ s]vices1 & pe]  
support2 ,:]eas recov]y beg9s )         
self-direct$ 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 ,adv]se ,*ildhood       

,exp]i5ces c contribute significantly to
 negative adult m5tal heal? outcomes2   
,:]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 #ad1 &
 #ge p]c5t by age #bd2 ,:]eas ne>ly half
 ( *ildr5 ) a m5tal heal? disord] did n 
receive ne$$ treatm5t or c\nsel+ f a    
m5tal heal? pr(essional 9 ! pa/ ye>2    
,:]eas ! pres*ool to #ab? grade         
educational sy/em is ! be/ environm5t to
 nurture heal?y social emotional skills 
& id5tify & int]v5e e>ly ) y\? exp]i5c+ 
m5tal heal? issues2 ,:]eas m m5tal heal?
 s*ool /aff & res\rces %\ld be utiliz$  
to focus on prev5tion & e>ly int]v5tion 
9 educational sy/ems to ensure heal?y   
m9ds2 ,:]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$ #dd4g million adults 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5ce m5tal illness2   
,:]eas an e/imat$ #aj4d million adults 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5ce conditions su*

 z s*izophr5ia1 bipol> disord]1 & major 
depression2 ,:]eas millions ( *ildr51   
adolesc5ts1 & adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates )
 a diagnosis ( s]i\s m5tal illness d n  
receive treatm5t2 ,:]eas #ce p]c5t ( "y 
adults1 ages #ah to #be1 ) any m5tal    
illness & #ef p]c5t ( "y adults ) a     
s]i\s m5tal illness report a p]ceiv$    
unmet ne$ = m5tal heal? s]vices1 rates t
 are high] ?an any o!r adult age gr\ps2 
,:]eas !re is a national %ortage ( tra9$
 m5tal heal? pr(essionals & ! ,cali=nia 
,future ,heal? ,work=ce ,commission has 
/at$ t )\t dramatic policy *anges1      
,cali=nia w h #da few] psy*iatri/s & #aa
 few] psy*ologi/s1 m>riage & family     
!rapi/s1 cl9ical c\nselors1 & social    
work]s ?an x w ne$ by #bjcj2 ,:]eas !   
national suicide rate has increas$ ov]  
#cj p]c5t s9ce #aiii2 ,:]eas e ye> ov]  
#aj million ,am]icans exp]i5ce suicidal 
?\ghts2 ,:]eas annually #a4d million    
,am]icans attempt suicide2 ,:]eas #abi  
,am]icans die by suicide ea* day2 ,:]eas
 ne>ly #a million ye>s ( pot5tial life  

are lo/ to suicide be=e age #fe e ye>2  
,:]eas vet]ans h a suicide rate #a4e    
times high] ?an nonvet]an adults2 ,:]eas
 ! comb9$ m$ical & "w-loss co/s (       
suicide are ne>ly #gj billion2 ,:]eas   
suicide is ! second-lead+ cause ( dea?  
among individuals betwe5 ! ages ( #aj & 
#cd2 ,:]eas #a 9 #d ,lat9a adolesc5t    
girls report contemplat+ suicide1 a rate
 high] ?an any o!r demographic2 ,:]eas  
,native ,am]icans curr5tly rank z ! top 
e?nicity = suicide rates among "y p     
nationwide2 ,:]eas lesbian1 gay1        
bisexual1 & transg5d] y\? are m ?an f\r 
times m likely to attempt suicide ?an _!
 pe]s1 & up to #dj p]c5t ( all trans p h
 made a suicide attempt1 _m be=e ! age (
 #be2 ,:]eas fire>ms acc\nt = m ?an half
 ( all dea?s by suicide2 ,:]eas         
po/-traumatic /ress disord] 7,,ptsd7    
impacts #ad to #bd p]c5t ( s]vicememb]s 
& vet]ans ( ! w>s 9 ,afghani/an & ,iraq2
 ,:]eas r\ghly #bj to #ej p]c5t ( all   
prison & jail inmates are diagnos$ ) 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 /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 ( #gd    
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 #bjai z     
,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon?3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess    
,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 ,/ate1 local1 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?  
,aw>5ess ,mon? z an opportunity to      

promote m5tal well-be+ & aw>5ess1 ensure
 access to appropriate cov]age &        
s]vices1 & support ov]all quality ( life
 = ^? liv+ ) m5tal illness4