,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #cj 7legislative day1 ,september #bi71 
#bjbj,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,murphy7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,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 #ajth leading cause of   
death in the ,united ,states and the    
second leading cause of death among     
individuals between #aj and #cd years of
 age2 ,whereas1 according to the        
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7referred to in this        
preamble as the ,,cdc71 #a individual in
 the ,united ,states dies by suicide    
every #aa minutes1 resulting in around  
#dh1jjj 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 ,whereas1 between     
#aiii and #bjah1 the suicide rate in the
 ,united ,states increased by #ce       
percent from #aj4e suicides for every   
#ajj1jjj individuals to #ad4b suicides  
for every #ajj1jjj individuals2 ,whereas
 it is estimated that there are         
approximately #a1djj1jjj 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 use1 physical health1 and     
stress regarding work1 money1 legal     
problems1 or housing2 ,whereas1         

according to the ,,cdc1 suicide results 
in an estimated #gj1jjj1jjj1jjj each    
year in combined medical and work-loss  
costs in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas  
the stigma associated with mental health
 conditions and suicidality hinders     
suicide prevention by discouraging      
at-risk individuals from seeking        
life-saving help and can further        
traumatize survivors of suicide loss and
 individuals with lived experience of   
suicide2 ,whereas the ,,covid-#ai       
pandemic has caused many individuals to 
experience emotional distress and       
anxiety2 ,whereas1 according to the     
,morbidity and ,mortality ,weekly       
,report of the ,,cdc1 risk factors for  
suicide1 such as anxiety and depression1
 have increased considerably since the  
onset of restrictions to help slow the  
spread of ,,covid-#ai2 and ,whereas     
,september is an appropriate month to   
designate as ,national ,suicide         
,prevention ,month because ,september   
#ajth 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    
public health problem of the ,united    
,states and each ,state2  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 health and       
suicide prevention services and         
substance-use disorder treatments4