,,iii #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bed ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #bg1 #bjba,mr4 ,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,portman7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,,resolution ,express+ support = ! designation ( ,may #bjba z ,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon?4 ,:]eas ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 public heal? em]g5cy has tak5 a toll on ! m5tal well-be+ ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & may be /ressful = _m p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h witness$ h[ fe> & anxiety ab\t a disease c be ov]:elm+ & contribute to /rong emotions 9 bo? adults & *ildr52 ,:]eas ! ,jo9t ,economic ,committee ( ,congress releas$ a report 9 ,octob] ( #bjbj on ,,covid-#ai & h[ x has wors5$ ! m5tal heal? crisis 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,septemb] #bjbj ,c5sus ,bureau survey f\nd t #cg p]c5t ( adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates report$ symptoms ( anxiety or depression disord]1 triple ! p]c5tage report$ 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas ! ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj1 ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble ,,cdc7 ,morbidity & ,mortality ,weekly ,report /at$ 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 #bjbj-- 7,a7 #dj p]c5t ( adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates report$ /ruggl+ ) m5tal heal? or sub/ance use2 7,b7 ne>ly #ca p]c5t exp]i5c$ symptoms ( anxiety or depression2 7,c7 #bf p]c5t exp]i5c$ symptoms ( trauma- & /ressor-relat$ disord]s 7,,tsrd72 7,d7 #ac p]c5t />t$ or increas$ sub/ance use2 & 7,e7 ne>ly #aa p]c5t s]i\sly consid]$ suicide2 7#c7 #be p]c5t ( "y adults ag$ #ah to #bd ye>s old report$ !y />t$ or _h increas$ sub/ance use dur+ ! p&emic1 comp>$ to #ac p]c5t ( all adults2 7#d7 #bf p]c5t ( "y adults ag$ #ah to #bd ye>s old report$ ?\ghts ( suicide1 comp>$ to #aa p]c5t ( all adults2 7#e7 ne>ly #da p]c5t ( ,hispanic respond5ts report$ symptoms consi/5t ) an anxiety or depressive disord]1 ne>ly #ce p]c5t exp]i5c$ ,,covid-#ai relat$ ,,tsrd1 & ne>ly #bb p]c5t increas$ sub/ance use to cope ) p&emic /ress & emotions2 7#f7 ne>ly #cj p]c5t ( ,black1 non-,hispanic respond5ts report$ symptoms consi/5t ) an anxiety or depressive disord]1 m ?an #cj p]c5t exp]i5c$ ,,covid-#ai relat$ ,,tsrd1 & m ?an #ah p]c5t increas$ sub/ance use to cope ) p&emic /ress & emotions2 & 7#g7 #ah p]c5t ( ,asian1 non-,hispanic respond5ts report$ symptoms consi/5t ) an anxiety or depressive disord]1 #bb p]c5t exp]i5c$ ,,covid-#ai relat$ ,,tsrd1 & m ?an #f p]c5t increas$ sub/ance use to cope ) p&emic /ress & emotions2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,am]ican ,psy*ological ,association1 9 #bjbj-- 7#a7 ne>ly #a 9 #e adults saw _! m5tal heal? wors5 9 ! la/ ye>2 & 7#b7 #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 text messages 9 ,april #bjbj on a ,f$]al text em]g5cy hotl9e = p 9 emotional di/ress2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,pew ,rese>* ,c5t]1 m ?an "o-?ird ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h exp]i5c$ high levels ( psy*ological di/ress at "s po9t dur+ ! ext5d$ p]iod ( social di/anc+2 ,:]eas ! ,c5sus ,bureau #bjbj ,h\sehold ,pulse ,survey f\nd t-- 7#a7 9 ,decemb] #bjbj1 #dg p]c5t ( wom5 report$ symptoms ( anxiety or depressive disord] comp>$ to #ch p]c5t ( m52 & 7#b7 z ( ,decemb] #bjbj1 #ef p]c5t ( "y adults h report$ symptoms ( anxiety or depressive disord]2 ,:]eas ! ,novemb] #ac1 #bjbj1 ,,cdc ,morbidity & ,mortality ,weekly ,report f\nd t betwe5 ,m>* #bjbj & ,octob] #bjbj !re 0 a #bd-p]c5t increase nationwide 9 m5tal heal? relat$ em]g5cy room visits among *ildr5 betwe5 ! ages ( #e & #aa & a #ca-p]c5t increase among ^? betwe5 #ab & #ag1 comp>$ ) ! same p]iod 9 #bjai2 ,:]eas #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 curr5t symptoms ( depression 7 report$ #ei p]c5t m frequ5tly by ,hispanic adults ?an by ,:ite1 non-,hispanic adults2 ,:]eas a survey f\nd t 9 ,may #bjbj1 #bj p]c5t ( ,lat9os survey$ 7 exp]i5c+ anxiety & #ae4g p]c5t ( ,lat9os 7 exp]i5c+ increas$ /ress due to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic & lockd[n2 ,:]eas1 f ,june #bjbj 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$1 & #ci p]c5t said !y did n feel l !y _h adequate emotional support2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 a ,kais] ,family ,f\ndation analysis f\nd t #db p]c5t ( ess5tial work]s survey$ report$ 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 ! ,s5ate-- 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 s]vices & c>e1 & support ov]all quality ( life = ^? liv+ ) m5tal illness4