,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bc1         
#bjba,mr4 ,b[man 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1
 ,ms4 ,bu%1 & ,mr4 ,ru%7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor1 = 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 ( ,may #ah z ,national ,day 
( ,heal+4  ,:]eas viol5ce ( all =ms     
repres5ts a public heal? crisis t dem&s 
an imm$iate1 holi/ic1 & heal+-focus$    
response f ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! 
preval5ce ( viol5ce has increas$        
significantly dur+ ! p&emic ) ov]       
#a1bgj1jjj viol5t crimes report$ 9      
#bjbj1 includ+ a--  7#a7 #bi4d-p]c5t    
increase 9 ! numb] ( murd]s &           
nonneglig5t manslaught]s2  7#b7         
#ab4a-p]c5t increase 9 ! numb] (        

aggravat$ assaults2 &  7#c7 #d4f-p]c5t  
increase 9 ! numb] ( viol5t crimes p]   
capita2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ab\t 
#ab p are kill$ ) guns = e #ajj1jjj     
,unit$ ,/ates resid5ts2 ,:]eas ! gun    
suicide rate 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is #aj   
times t ( o!r high-income c\ntries1 &   
individuals ) access to a gun are #c    
times z likely to die by suicide1       
includ+ vet]ans :o are twice z likely to
 own a gun2 ,:]eas ! majority ( gun     
fatalities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are dea?s  
by suicide 7#fa p]c5t71 & guns are us$ 9
 j ov] half ( ! dea?s by suicide 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates 7#ea p]c5t72 ,:]eas j ov] 
#a 9 #f p w self-h>m dur+ 8 or h]       
lifetime1 on av]age />t+ at age #ac2    
,:]eas #a 9 #d wom5 & #a 9 #g m5 h      
exp]i5c$ sev]e physical viol5ce at ! h&s
 ( an intimate p>tn] 9 _! lifetimes2    
,:]eas intimate p>tn] viol5ce has become
 ! p&emic )9 ! p&emic1 ) ! isolation    
associat$ ) public safety protocols mak+
 x m difficult to detect & prev5t       
situations ( dome/ic viol5ce2 ,:]eas    

ne>ly #aj p]c5t ( high s*ool /ud5ts h   
report$ exp]i5c+ intimate p>tn] viol5ce 
9 ! la/ ye>2 ,:]eas m ?an #a 9 #c wom5 &
 ne>ly #a 9 #d m5 h exp]i5c$ sexual     
viol5ce involv+ physical contact dur+ _!
 lifetimes2 ,:]eas g5d]-bas$ viol5ce    
cont9ues to rise z #bjbj m>k$ ! wor/ ye>
 ( viol5ce aga9/ transg5d] & g5d]       
noncon=m+ p on record2 ,:]eas #ae to #bj
 p]c5t ( college wom5 report exp]i5c+   
rape or attempt$ rape dur+ _! college   
c>e]s1 & ov] #ej p]c5t report exp]i5c+  
"s =m ( unwant$ sexual contact2 ,:]eas  
racial & e?nic m9ority wom51 transg5d] &
 g5d] noncon=m+ college /ud5ts1 & /ud5ts
 ) disabilities are at high] risk or    
report high] levels ( assault &         
h>assm5t2 ,:]eas #cd p]c5t ( college    
/ud5ts :o exp]i5ce sexual assault drop  
out ( college2 ,:]eas ne>ly #gjj1jjj    
*ildr5 exp]i5ce abuse annually 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 ) approximately #fe p]c5t
 ( cases involv+ sexual abuse & #ba     
p]c5t involv+ physical abuse2 ,:]eas p )
 sev]e m5tal illnesses are #aa times m  

likely to be victims ( viol5t crime ?an 
! g5]al population2 ,:]eas exposure to  
viol5ce c cause significant psy*ological
 trauma = individuals & communities2    
,:]eas a l>ge majority ( adults 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates exp]i5ce /ress associat$ )
 mass %oot+s1 & a ?ird ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
adults say t fe> ( mass %oot+s /ops !m f
 go+ to c]ta9 places & ev5ts2 ,:]eas    
traumatic exp]i5ces1 especially adv]se  
*ildhood exp]i5ces1 c h la/+ negative   
heal? implications = individuals1       
includ+ high] rates ( m5tal heal?       
conditions & sub/ance use2 ,:]eas a     
total ( #fh1bhf public s*ool *ildr5 7   
subject to corporal puni%m5t 9 ! #bjag  
to #bjah s*ool ye>1 ) ,black /ud5ts &   
/ud5ts ) disabilities disproportionately
 be+ corporally puni%$2 ,:]eas corporal 
puni%m5t 9 s*ools is ineffective1       
int]f]es ) le>n+1 & causes injury &     
trauma2 ,:]eas cognitive behavioral     
!rapy1 especially :5 focus$ on trauma   
specifically1 has %[n promis+ results   
help+ individuals heal f exposure to    

viol5ce2 ,:]eas communities require !   
res\rces necess>y to prop]ly heal &     
recov] f ! trauma caus$ by viol5ce2     
,:]eas un*eck$ rises 9 viol5ce create a 
vici\s cycle t entr5*es ! conditions t  
cause viol5ce2 ,:]eas nonviol5t1        
evid5ce-bas$1 community-bas$ solutions  
to viol5ce prev5tion & int]v5tion c     
effectively promote public safety1 )    
me?ods includ+ b n limit$ to--  7#a7    
viol5ce int]v5tion & prev5tion programs 
t help deescalate viol5t situations & "w
 to prev5t situations f becom+ viol5t 9 
! fir/ place2  7#b7 hospital-bas$       
viol5ce prev5tion programs t provide    
wrap>\nd s]vices to victims to help     
mitigate ! risk ( re9jury or retaliatory
 viol5ce2  7#c7 gr\p viol5ce int]v5tion 
t uses p>tn]%ips betwe5 community       
lead]s1 social s]vice provid]s1 & law   
en=cem5t to id5tify high-risk           
individuals & "w ) !m to avoid viol5t   
outcomes2  7#d7 trauma-in=m$ cognitive  
behavioral !rapy2 &  7#e7 replac+       
exclusion>y1 punitive discipl9e         

practices 9 s*ools1 :i* p]petuate !     
s*ool-to-prison pipel9e1 ) positive1    
re/orative1 nonadv]s>ial alt]natives2   
,:]eas a spike 9 gun viol5ce has        
widespread negative economic            
implications = a community1 includ+     
decl9+ bus9ess =mation1 few] available  
jobs1 plummet+ prop]ty values1 l[] home 
own]%ip rates1 & decl9+ av]age cr$it    
scores2 ,:]eas ! rise 9 viol5ce         
repres5ts a prev5table public heal?     
crisis t c be combat$ by s5d+ res\rces  
to local communities to address !       
und]ly+ causes ( viol5ce1 includ+ b n   
limit$ to pov]ty1 h\s+ insecurity1 food 
insecurity1 education1 & limit$ access  
to m5tal heal? c>e2 & ,:]eas ! aft]ma? (
 gun viol5ce co/s communities           
#bhj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually1 :i* c\ld     
o!rwise be us$ to provide res\rces &    
s]vices t address ! root causes (       
viol5ce3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses support
 = ! designation ( ,national ,day (     
,heal+2  7#b7 calls on ! p ( ! ,unit$   

,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps to commemorate & 
demon/rate solid>ity ) families &       
communities :o h lo/ family & community 
memb]s to viol5ce to raise aw>5ess ab\t 
! moral imp]ative to elim9ate community 
viol5ce ( all k9ds2  7#c7 recognizes t !
 rise ( community viol5ce is a public   
heal? crisis t dem&s a public heal?     
response2 &  7#d7 ackn[l$ges t ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t has a responsibility to       
execute ?is public heal? response across
 a holi/ic spectrum ( heal+1 & ?is      
response %\ld include trauma-in=m$ m5tal
 heal? c>e & c\nsel+1 s*ool- &          
campus-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices1        
hospital-bas$ viol5ce scre5+ &          
int]v5tion1 viol5ce int]ruption1        
conflict m$iation1 re/orative measures =
 conflict resolution1 community outrea*1
 o!r evid5ce-bas$1 community-l$         
int]v5tions1 & t>get$ rese>* to br+ to  
scale & enhance effectiv5ess (          
int]v5tions4