,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #h1 #bjba,mr4  
,/eube 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mrs4   
,axne1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,timmons1    
,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,waltz1  
,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 & ,mr4 ,"y7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs        
,,resolution  ,express+ support = nam+  
surviv+ family memb]s ( vet]ans :o die  
by suicide z ,gold ,arr[ ,families4     
,:]eas a vet]an's pa/ exposure to combat
 & high-/ress environm5ts c be associat$
 ) high] rates ( m5tal heal? diagnoses1 
su* z depression1 anxiety disord]s1 &   
po/-traumatic /ress disord]2 ,:]eas     
rates ( ^! conditions & disord]s among  
vet]ans h ris5 /eadily2 ,:]eas :5 a     
vet]an commits suicide1 close family    
memb]s ( ! vet]an (t5 exp]i5ce %ock1    
ang]1 guilt1 & sorr[2 ,:]eas x is       
important to rememb] /ories l t ( ,army 
,speciali/ ,a%ley ,m4 ,taylor & h] husb&
 ,army ,private ,bailey ,c4 ,taylor1 :o 

bo? di$ by suicide leav+ beh9d _! son   
%ortly aft] 8 second bir?day2 ,:]eas    
increas$ recognition ( vet]ans & _!     
family memb]s )9 ! community & increas$ 
scre5+ = suicide risk %\ld be requir$   
among ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate & local     
gov]nm5ts1 o!r organizations1           
communities1 & individuals2 ,:]eas !    
response ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs to vet]ans' suicidal ?\ghts1   
attempts1 & dea?s %\ld involve coord9at$
 ef=ts among family memb]s1 m$ical      
pr(essionals1 c\nselors1 & o!rs across !
 vet]an community2 ,:]eas ,congress has 
attempt$ to address ! problem ( suicide 
among vet]ans ?r\gh legislation &       
ov]sight he>+s1 bo? on prev5tion (      
vet]an suicide & vet]an m5tal heal?1 &  
increas$ annual fund+ = ,vet]ans ,heal? 
,adm9i/ration m5tal heal? c>e & behavior
 heal? s]vices2 & ,:]eas :ile "s        
legislation has s\ght to improve outrea*
 & aw>5ess1 p>ticul>ly among c]ta9      
vet]an communities deem$ to be at high  
risk = suicide1 c]ta9 *all5ges rema91 & 

m c be done = ! griev+ families t are   
commonly =gott5 ab\t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
supports ! nam+ ( surviv+ family memb]s 
( vet]ans :o die by suicide z ,gold     
,arr[ ,families2  7#b7 promotes aw>5ess 
= ! ne$s ( ! griev+ family memb]s (     
vet]ans :o die by suicide2 &  7#c7      
det]m9es t suicides by vet]ans c be     
r$uc$ ?r\gh ! adoption ( programs &     
legislation t provide ,gold ,arr[       
,families ) res\rces to help !m cope )  
_! loss4