,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bf1 #bjbb,mr4   
,casey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\?   
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1  
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 & ,mr4 ,braun7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ,may #af1 #bjbb1 z ,old]     
,am]icans ,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,day to
 raise aw>5ess ( ! m5tal heal? ne$s (   
old] adults4  ,:]eas ,may #bjbb is bo?  
,old] ,am]icans ,mon? & ,m5tal ,heal?   
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 ,:]eas ! population (   
individuals age #ef or old] increas$ f  
#ci1fjj1jjj 9 #bjji to #ed1ajj1jjj 9    
#bjai & is project$ to rea* #id1gjj1jjj 
9 #bjfj2 ,:]eas #bj p]c5t ( old] adults 
suff] f a m5tal heal? condition1 su* z  
depression1 anxiety1 bipol> disord]1 or 
s]i\s m5tal illness2 ,:]eas old] adults 
_h a high] risk ( suicide comp>$ to o!r 
age gr\ps 9 #bjbj4 ,9 fact1 dur+ t ye>--
 7#a7 individuals age #he or old] _h !  
highe/ rate ( suicide among all age     

gr\ps2 &  7#b7 individuals age #ge to   
#hd _h ! second highe/ rate ( suicide   
among all age gr\ps4 ,:]eas1 accord+ to 
! ,am]ican ,psy*ological ,association1  
old] adults und]utilize m5tal heal?     
s]vices because ( s]vice con/ra9ts1     
limit$ aw>5ess1 or a /igma surr\nd+     
m5tal heal?2 ,:]eas ! opioid crisis & ! 
,,covid-#ai p&emic h negatively impact$ 
! behavioral heal? ( old] adults2 ,:]eas
 ag+ c\ld possibly lead to social &     
physical *anges t may increase          
vuln]ability to sub/ance use disord]s2  
,:]eas poor m5tal heal? & sub/ance use  
disord]s r$uce life expectancy among    
old] adults & increase ! risk ( adv]se  
heal? outcomes & conditions1 su* z he>t 
disease1 dem5tia1 & diabetes2 ,:]eas    
m5tal heal? disord]s = old] adults1     
especially depression & anxiety1 are    
major contributors to & exac]bate social
 isolation2 ,:]eas m5tal heal? diagnoses
 drive sp5d+ 9 ! ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid     
programs = an already high-co/          
population2 ,:]eas sp5d+ = individuals )

 a m5tal heal? disord] is m ?an twice t 
= individuals :o are eligible = bo? su* 
programs )\t su* a diagnosis2 ,:]eas m  
?an "o-t5? ( individuals age #fe or old]
 b+e dr9k1 :i* is def9$ z dr9k+ #e or m 
dr9ks on ! same occasion = m5 or #d or m
 dr9ks on ! same occasion = wom52 &     
,:]eas by #bjcj1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w ne$  
#e1gij m g]opsy*ologi/s to meet ! ne$s (
 old] adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1         
highlight+ ! ne$ = outrea* to increase  
availability ( tra9$ speciali/s3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
designates ,may #af1 #bjbb1 z ,old]     
,am]icans ,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,day2  
7#b7 recognizes ! unmet m5tal heal? &   
sub/ance use disord] ne$s ( old] adults2
  7#c7 recognizes ! ne$ = a robu/ m5tal 
heal? & sub/ance use disord] work=ce    
tra9$ 9 ! unique ne$s ( old] adults to  
scre51 assess1 & int]v5e z appropriate2 
&  7#d7 recognizes ! ne$ to advance     
bip>tisan solutions to address ! m5tal  
heal? ne$s & sub/ance use disord] ne$s (
 old] adults4