,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjba,mrs4
 ,napolitano 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,katko1    
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1
 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor?  
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4  
,craig1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 
,escob>1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4 ,johnson (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (     
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4  
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 
,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,connolly1
 ,mrs4 ,lee ( ,nevada1 & ,mr4 ,grijalva7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ,may #bjba z  
,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas ! 
coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai7 public heal?  
em]g5cy is tak+ a toll on our           
con/itu5ts' m5tal well-be+ & und]/&ably 
may be /ressful = _m ,am]icans2 ,:]eas  
we are witness+ h[ fe> & anxiety ab\t a 

disease c be ov]:elm+ & cause /rong     
emotions 9 bo? adults & *ildr52 ,:]eas !
 ,jo9t ,economic ,committee releas$ a   
report 9 ,octob] #bjbj on ! coronavirus 
& h[ x is wors5+ ,am]ica's m5tal heal?  
crisis2 ,:]eas ! ,septemb] #bjbj ,unit$ 
,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau survey f\nd t #cg 
p]c5t ( ,am]ican adults report$ symptoms
 ( anxiety or depression disord]1 triple
 ! p]c5tage report$ 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas !   
,june #bjbj ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &
 ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7 survey f\nd t #aa   
p]c5t ( adults h consid]$ suicide 9 !   
pa/ #cj days1 m ?an d\ble ! %>e 9 #bjai2
 ,:]eas ! ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj1 ,,cdc      
,morbidity & ,mortality ,weekly ,report 
f\nd t-- 7#a7 symptoms ( anxiety disord]
 & depressive disord] increas$          
consid]ably 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ !    
p]iod ( ,april to ,june #bjbj comp>$ ) !
 same p]iod 9 #bjai2 &  7#b7 dur+ late  
,june #bjbj1 #dj p]c5t ( ,am]ican adults
 report$ /ruggl+ ) m5tal heal? or       
sub/ance use1 #ca p]c5t exp]i5c$        
anxiety_/depression symptoms1 #bf p]c5t 

exp]i5c$ trauma_//ressor-relat$ disord] 
symptoms 7,,tsrd71 #ac p]c5t />t$ or    
increas$ sub/ance use1 & #aa p]c5t      
s]i\sly consid]$ suicide2 ,:]eas !      
,/ress 9 ,am]ica #bjbj3 ,a ,national    
,m5tal ,heal? ,crisis poll f\nd t-- 7#a7
 ne>ly #a 9 #e adults saw _! m5tal heal?
 wors5 9 ! la/ ye>2  7#b7 #cd p]c5t (   
,g5]ation ,z 7,g5 ,z7 adults1 #ba p]c5t 
( ,g5]ation ,x1 #ai p]c5t ( ,mill5nials1
 #ab p]c5t ( ,baby ,boom]s1 & #h p]c5t (
 old] adults report$ wors5+ m5tal heal?2
 &  7#c7 #fa p]c5t ( adults /at$ !y c\ld
 h us$ m emotional support ?an !y       
receiv$ ov] ! prior #ab mon?s2 ,:]eas   
!re 0 a #a1jjj-p]c5t increase 9 ,april  
#bjbj on a ,f$]al em]g5cy hotl9e = p 9  
emotional di/ress2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! 
,pew ,rese>* ,c5t]1 m ?an a ?ird (      
,am]icans h exp]i5c$ high levels (      
psy*ological di/ress at "s po9t dur+ !  
ext5d$ p]iod ( social di/anc+2 ,:]eas ! 
,c5sus ,bureau's #bjbj ,h\sehold ,pulse 
,survey f\nd t-- 7#a7 #dg p]c5t ( wom5  
report$ symptoms ( anxiety or depressive

 disord] comp>$ to #ch p]c5t ( m5 9     
,decemb] #bjbj2 &  7#b7 #ef p]c5t ( "y  
adults h report$ symptoms ( anxiety or  
depressive disord] z ( ,decemb] #bjbj2  
,:]eas ! ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj1 ,,cdc       
,morbidity & ,mortality ,weekly ,report 
f\nd t-- 7#a7 #be p]c5t ( "y adults     
report$ !y />t$ or _h increas$ sub/ance 
use dur+ ! p&emic1 comp>$ to #ac p]c5t (
 all adults2 &  7#b7 #bf p]c5t ( "y     
adults report$ ?\ghts ( suicide1 comp>$ 
to #aa p]c5t ( all adults2 ,:]eas !     
,/ress 9 ,am]ica #bjbj3 ,a ,national    
,m5tal ,heal? ,crisis poll f\nd t #ha   
p]c5t ( ,g5 ,z te5s1 ages #ac to #ag1   
report !y h exp]i5c$ negative impacts ( 
p&emic-relat$ s*ool closures1 & #hg     
p]c5t ( ,g5 ,z adults 9 college report  
education is a significant s\rce ( /ress
 9 _! lives2 ,:]eas ! ,novemb] #ac1     
#bjbj1 ,,cdc ,morbidity & ,mortality    
,weekly ,report f\nd t betwe5 ,m>* &    
,octob] #bjbj !re 0 a #bd p]c5t increase
 nationwide 9 m5tal heal?-relat$ em]g5cy
 room visits among *ildr5 betwe5 ! ages 

( #e & #aa1 & a #ca-p]c5t increase among
 ^? betwe5 ! ages ( #ab & #ag1 comp>$ ) 
! same p]iod 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas ! #bjba    
,kais] ,family ,f\ndation project f\nd t
 #gd p]c5t ( ,,lgbt p /at$ t worry &    
/ress f ! p&emic has _h a negative      
impact on _! m5tal heal?1 comp>$ to #di 
p]c5t ( ^? :o are n ,,lgbt2 ,:]eas !    
,febru>y #e1 #bjba1 ,,cdc ,morbidity &  
,mortality ,weekly ,report f\nd t       
symptoms ( curr5t depression 7 report$  
#ei p]c5t m frequ5tly by ,hispanic      
adults 7#dj4c p]c5t7 ?an by ,:ite1      
non-,hispanic adults 7#be4c p]c5t72     
,:]eas ! ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj1 ,,cdc       
,morbidity & ,mortality ,weekly ,report 
f\nd t-- 7#a7 #dj4h p]c5t (             
,hispanic-,am]ican p>ticipants _h an    
anxiety or depressive disord]1 #ce4a    
p]c5t exp]i5c$ ,,covid-#ai-relat$       
,,tsrd1 & #ba4i p]c5t />t$ or increas$  
sub/ance use to cope ) p&emic-relat$    
/ress or emotions2  7#b7 #cj4b p]c5t (  
,black1 non-,hispanic p>ticipants 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates _h an anxiety or          

depressive disord]1 #cj4d p]c5t exp]i5c$
 ,,covid-#ai-relat$ ,,tsrd1 & #ah4d     
p]c5t />t$ or increas$ sub/ance use to  
cope ) p&emic-relat$ /ress or emotions2 
&  7#c7 #ah p]c5t ( ,asian1             
non-,hispanic-,am]ican p>ticipants _h an
 anxiety or depressive disord]1 #bb4a   
p]c5t exp]i5c$ ,,covid-#ai-relat$       
,,tsrd1 & #f4g p]c5t />t$ or increas$   
sub/ance use to cope ) p&emic-relat$    
/ress or emotions2 ,:]eas ! ,may #bjbj  
,hola,doctor survey f\nd t #bj p]c5t (  
,lat9os are suff]+ f anxiety & #ae4g    
p]c5t ( ,lat9os are suff]+ f increas$   
/ress due to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic &     
lockd[n2 ,:]eas ! #bjbj ,m5tal ,heal?   
,am]ica survey f\nd t f ,june to        
,septemb] #bjbj1 #ic p]c5t ( heal? c>e  
work]s 7 exp]i5c+ /ress1 #hf p]c5t 7    
exp]i5c+ anxiety1 #gf p]c5t report$     
exhau/ion & burn\t1 #ge p]c5t said !y 7 
ov]:elm$1 & #ci p]c5t ( heal? c>e work]s
 said !y did n feel l !y _h adequate    
emotional support2 ,:]eas ! #bjbj       
,univ]sity ( ,utah survey ( heal? c>e   

work]s1 em]g5cy respond]s1 & hospital   
/aff f\nd t #ef p]c5t ( respond5ts      
scre5$ positive = at lea/ "o m5tal heal?
 disord]2 ,:]eas ! #bjbj ,kais] ,family 
,f\ndation analysis f\nd t #db p]c5t (  
ess5tial work]s exp]i5c$ symptoms (     
anxiety or depressive disord]1 #be p]c5t
 />t$ or increas$ sub/ance use to cope )
 /ress or emotions relat$ to            
,,covid-#ai1 & #bb p]c5t consid]$       
suicide 9 ! pa/ #cj days2 & ,:]eas x    
w\ld be appropriate to obs]ve ,may #bjba
 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 decl>es m5tal heal? a    
national priority2  7#c7 recognizes     
m5tal well-be+ is equally z important z 
physical well-be+ = citiz5s1            
communities1 s*ools1 bus9esses1 & !     
economy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7        

applauds ! coalesc+ ( national1 ,/ate1  
local1 m$ical1 & fai?-bas$ organizations
 9 work+ to promote public aw>5ess (    
m5tal heal? & provid+ critical in=mation
 & support dur+ ?is p&emic to           
individuals & families affect$ by m5tal 
illness2 &  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