,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bd1 #bjbd,mr4  
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tillis7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ! importance ( m5tal heal? = 
y\? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & express+ !     
press+ ne$ = aw>5ess & support = m5tal  
heal? c>e = *ildr5 & adolesc5ts4        
,:]eas1 ov] ! pa/ few decades & dur+ !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 m5tal heal? issues  
among "y p h /eadily become worse2      
,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices e/imates t #di4e p]c5t (       
adolesc5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h fac$ a   
m5tal heal? disord] at "s po9t 9 _!     
lives2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion /at$ t 9 #bjbj1   
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 m5tal        
heal?-relat$ em]g5cy room visits =      
*ildr5 ag$ #e ?r\gh #aa ye>s increas$ by
 #bd p]c5t1 & = *ildr5 ag$ #ab ?r\gh #ag
 ye>s increas$ m ?an #cj p]c5t2 ,:]eas  
accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 

& ,prev5tion-- 7#a7 suicide is ! ?ird   
lead+ cause ( dea? among #ad- to        
#ah-ye>-olds 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 
ov] #bj p]c5t ( high s*ool /ud5ts       
s]i\sly consid] attempt+ suicide & #aj  
p]c5t attempt to take _! lives2 ,:]eas !
 ,national ,in/itute ( ,m5tal ,heal?    
/ates t m5tal heal? disord]s1 su* z     
anxiety & depression1 c lead to a high] 
prop5sity to engage 9 sub/ance use2 &   
,:]eas y\? populations 9 rural or       
und]s]v$ areas are less likely to be    
connect$ to m5tal heal? c>e3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x ,t ! ,s5ate recognizes !          
importance ( m5tal heal? among y\? 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 & t 9 ord] to increase   
aw>5ess = m5tal heal? c>e = *ildr5 &    
adolesc5ts1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t mu/ "w   
collaboratively to-- 7#a7 enc\rage      
,/ates1 local educational ag5cies1      
s*ools1 & community organizations to    
support *ildr51 y\?1 & /ud5ts exp]i5c+  
m5tal heal? *all5ges at all grade levels
 by-- 7,a7 improv+ ! pr(essional        
developm5t giv5 to educators s t        

educators are bett] equipp$ to-- 7i7    
support /ud5t well-be+ ?r\gh            
evid5ce-bas$ prev5tion /rategies2 &     
7ii7 respond to signs & symptoms ( m5tal
 heal? disord]s among /ud5ts t educators
 are 9 direct contact )2  7,b7 recogniz+
 t "y *ildr5 (t5 g misdiagnos$1         
undiagnos$1 or face /igma :5 x comes to 
m5tal heal? disord]s1 & !re=e lack      
adequate s]vices & support :5 deal+ )   
m5tal heal? *all5ges & crises2  7,c7    
rais+ aw>5ess = high-quality s*ool- &   
campus-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices t are   
evid5ce-bas$ & trauma-in=m$2 &  7,d7    
evaluat+ ! pres]vation ( cont9uity ( c>e
 = /ud5ts ^: treatm5t is int]rupt$2     
7#b7 recognize t m5tal heal? & physical 
heal? are int]tw9$ & c be treat$ ?r\gh  
integrat$ c>e s]vices1 & t age is n a   
det]m9ant = exp]i5c+ a m5tal heal?      
disord]1 9 t *ildr5 c face m5tal heal?  
*all5ges ev5 9 e>ly *ildhood2  7#c7     
recognize ! urg5cy = increas+ public k (
 m5tal heal? disord]s by enc\rag+       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local in/itutions to   

dissem9ate robu/ res\rces reg>d+ !      
effects & available treatm5t options =  
v>i\s m5tal heal? disord]s2  7#d7       
address ! /igmas associat$ ) m5tal heal?
 *all5ges by urg+ ,/ates to adopt       
pe]-to-pe] m5tal heal? treatm5t models t
 prioritize community-bas$ c>e2  7#e7   
create a compreh5sive /rategy to contact
 isolat$ communities ) little access to 
k ab\t & res\rces = support+ "y p       
exp]i5c+ m5tal heal? disord]s2 &  7#f7  
address & prev5t adv]se *ildhood        
exp]i5ces1 includ+ previ\s *ildhood     
trauma1 & o!r *ildhood & family risk    
factors t c lead to involvem5t 9 !      
ju/ice & *ild welf>e sy/ems4