,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #haa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1         
#bjba,mr4 ,emm] submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,resolution         
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,novemb] #ah1 #bjba1 z ,national ,rural 
,m5tal ,heal? ,day4  ,:]eas ! ,national 
,in/itute ( ,m5tal ,heal? report$ 9     
#bjai t m5tal heal? disord]s affect$ m  
?an #ej1jjj1jjj ,am]icans1 ) m ?an      
#ac1jjj1jjj fac+ a s]i\s m5tal heal?    
disord]2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,national 
,alliance on ,m5tal ,illness1 s]i\s     
m5tal illness results 9 ne>ly           
#bjj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 lo/ e>n+s ea* ye>2   
,:]eas m5tal heal? disord]s1 if         
untreat$1 c result 9-- 7#a7 sub/ance    
abuse or sub/ance use disord]2  7#b7    

unemploym5t2  7#c7 homelessness2  7#d7  
suicide2  7#e7 inc>c]ation2 or  7#f7    
long-t]m physical heal? det]ioration2   
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! #bjbj ,national    
,survey on ,drug ,use & ,heal? f !      
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 m5tal heal?     
disord]s are preval5t 9 rural ,am]ica1  
affect+ ne>ly #g1jjj1jjj individuals 9  
nonmetropolitan areas2 ,:]eas !         
,national ,c5t] = ,heal? ,/ati/ics      
report$ ! #bjag suicide rate = ! mo/    
rural c\nties 0 #a4h times high] ?an !  
suicide rate = ! mo/ urban c\nties2     
,:]eas !re is a *ronic %ortage ( m5tal  
heal? pr(essionals 9 rural areas2 ,:]eas
 rural resid5ts (t5 travel long di/ances
 to receive s]vices & are frequ5tly se5 
by provid]s :o are less likely to       
recognize a m5tal illness2 ,:]eas rural 
resid5ts suff]+ f m5tal illness may be m
 susceptible to negative public         
attitudes 9 small communities2 ,:]eas   
data f ! ,(fice ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y 
= ,plann+ & ,evaluation ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 

,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %[ t un9sur$   
rates 9 rural areas h be5 #b to #c      
p]c5tage po9ts high] ?an 9 urban areas  
ov] ! #bjaj to #bjai p]iod2 & ,:]eas1 to
 improve m5tal heal? s]vices & deliv]y 9
 rural ,am]ica1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ fir/
 raise great] public aw>5ess ( ! curr5t 
*all5ges3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,rural ,m5tal   
,heal? ,day2  7#b7 commits to address+  
disp>ities 9 m5tal heal? c>e across !   
c\ntry1 includ+ 9 rural ,am]ica2 &  7#c7
 ma9ta9s cont9u$ support = ! ,f>m &     
,ran* ,/ress ,assi/ance ,network & o!r  
programs t aid /ruggl+ individuals 9    
,unit$ ,/ates rural communities4