,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,/ab5[ 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 
& ,mr4 ,re$7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( ,septemb] #ag1 #bjbc1 z   
,national ,physician ,suicide ,aw>5ess  
,day to raise aw>5ess (1 & promote a    
national discussion ab\t1 physician     
suicide & to r$uce ! /igma ( m5tal heal?
 issues4  ,:]eas physicians "w "u int5se
 pressure & are expos$ to trauma on !   
job2 ,:]eas ! risk ( suicide )9 ! m$ical
 pr(ession is among ! highe/ rates ( any
 occupation2 ,:]eas ea* ye> 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates r\ghly #cjj to #djj physicians   
die by suicide2 ,:]eas ! suicide rate-- 
7#a7 among male physicians is #a4da     
times high] ?an ! g5]al male population2
 &  7#b7 among female physicians is ev5 
m pron\nc$1 be+ #b4bg times high] ?an ! 
g5]al female population2 ,:]eas         

difficult work+ conditions1 burd5some   
adm9i/rative tasks1 long h\rs1 grief ov]
 los+ pati5ts1 & wat*+ ! families (     
pati5ts suff] add a lay] ( extreme /ress
 = _m frontl9e work]s2 ,:]eas m5tal     
heal? & physical heal? are equally      
important compon5ts ( ov]all heal?2     
,:]eas !re are /ructural b>ri]s 9 place 
t disc\rage self-c>e & m5tal heal?      
help-seek+ behaviors among physicians2 &
 ,:]eas a day ( public aw>5ess &        
education campaigns is held on ,septemb]
 #ag ea* ye> to %9e a light on ! trag$y 
( physician suicide3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports ! goal (      
,national ,physician ,suicide ,aw>5ess  
,day to br+ national att5tion to ! m5tal
 heal? crisis affect+ physicians 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 d$icates a day (   
reflection to honor ! memory (          
physicians :o h di$ by suicide2  7#c7   
recognizes ! ne$ = great] rese>* into   
und]/&+ & address+ ! issues surr\nd+    
physician suicide1 includ+ ! b>ri]s to  
treatm5t1 help-seek+ behaviors to       

address burn\t1 & m5tal c>e options to  
prev5t physician suicide2 &  7#d7       
enc\rages ! ,presid5t to issue a        
proclamation call+ on ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to obs]ve ,national ,physician   
,suicide ,aw>5ess ,day ) appropriate    
aw>5ess & educational activities4