,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbe,ms4   
,sal9as 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4     
,bacon1 ,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas1  
,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4    
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,amo1 ,ms4 ,pett]s51    
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,ca/51 ,mr4 ,co/a1    
,ms4 ,%]rill1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,r&all1
 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4        
,vasquez1 ,mr4 ,h]nndez1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro (  
,texas1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4      
,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,ms4  
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1
 ,mr4 ,sor5s51 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1  
,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4         
,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,hoyle ( ,oregon1 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1
 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4      
,bal9t1 ,ms4 ,dean ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 
,b]a1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,evans (       
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 & ,mr4      
,bell7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,express+       

support = ! designation ( ,may #bjbe z  
,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas   
,am]icans across ! c\ntry cont9ue to    
confront an ongo+ m5tal heal? crisis2   
,:]eas ,am]icans cont9ue to see increas+
 reports ( lonel9ess1 /ress1 anxiety1   
depression1 suicidal ?\ghts1 & sub/ance 
abuse2 ,:]eas ! #bjbc ,national ,survey 
on ,drug ,use & ,heal? conduct$ by !    
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration 7,,samhsa7 f\nd  
t-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( ,am]ican adults liv+ 
) a m5tal illness has ris5 f #ea1djj1jjj
 9 #bjai to #eh1gjj1jjj 9 #bjbc2  7#b7  
#bc p]c5t ( ,am]icans ov] ! age ( #ah & 
#cd p]c5t ( ,am]icans betwe5 ! ages (   
#ah & #be h liv$ ) a m5tal illness dur+ 
! pa/ ye>2 &  7#c7 #ab1hjj1jjj adults _h
 s]i\s ?\ghts ( suicide dur+ ! pa/ ye>2 
,:]eas an ,octob] #bjbb ,kais] ,family  
,f\ndation_/,,cnn ,m5tal ,heal? 9       
,am]ica ,survey f\nd t-- 7#a7 #ij p]c5t 
( ! public ?9k t !re is a m5tal heal?   
crisis 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates today2  7#b7   
#ee p]c5t ( ! public ?9k t m5tal heal?  

issues 9 *ildr5 & te5ag]s 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates today are a crisis2  7#c7 #dg    
p]c5t ( p>5ts say t ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 has _h a negative impact on _! *ild's  
m5tal heal?2 &  7#d7 #ea p]c5t ( all    
adults say !y or a family memb] has     
exp]i5c$ a sev]e m5tal heal? crisis2    
,:]eas ! ,/ress 9 ,am]ica #bjbc survey  
conduct$ by ! ,am]ican ,psy*ological    
,association f\nd t-- 7#a7 #bf p]c5t (  
adults are s /ress$ t !y /ruggle to     
function2  7#b7 #dg p]c5t ( adults      
/ruggle to g to "w or att5d s*ool       
because ( /ress2 &  7#c7 #eh p]c5t (    
,am]icans betwe5 ! ages ( #ah & #cd feel
 completely ov]:elm$ by /ress e day2    
,:]eas ! #bjbb ,access to ,c>e ,survey  
conduct$ by ! ,national ,c\ncil = ,m5tal
 ,wellbe+ f\nd t-- 7#a7 #b 9 #e         
,am]icans report$ ne$+ m5tal heal? c>e2 
7#b7 #dc p]c5t ( ,am]icans :o ne$$ m5tal
 heal? c>e ov] ! pa/ #ab mon?s did n    
receive x2 &  7#c7 two-?irds ( ,am]icans
 believe t x is h>d] to f9d a m5tal     
heal? c>e provid] ?an x is to f9d a     

physical heal? c>e provid]2 ,:]eas a    
,febru>y #bjbd ,h\sehold ,pulse ,survey 
f\nd t #ag4g p]c5t ( adults report$     
symptoms ( anxiety disord]2 ,:]eas1     
accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion 7,,cdc71 m5tal heal?       
disord]s are *ronic conditions1 & )\t   
prop] diagnosis & treatm5t *ildr5 c face
 problems at home & 9 s*ool :i* c       
int]f]e ) _! future developm5t2 ,:]eas m
 res\rces %\ld be d$icat$ 9 s*ools to ! 
prev5tion1 e>ly detection1 & treatm5t ( 
m5tal heal? disord]s 9 *ildr52 ,:]eas   
*ildhood depression is m likely to p]si/
 into adul?ood if x is left untreat$2   
,:]eas x is important t ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
provide ! necess>y fund+ & res\rces to  
rea* *ildr5 & y\? e>ly on 9 life2 ,:]eas
 ! ,octob] #aj1 #bjbd1 ,,cdc ,morbidity 
& ,mortality ,weekly ,report f\nd t     
adv]se *ildhood exp]i5ces 7,a,c,es7 7   
common among adolesc5ts1 ) approximately
 ?ree 9 f\r /ud5ts exp]i5c+ "o or m     
,a,c,es & approximately "o 9 five /ud5ts
 exp]i5c+ f\r or m ,a,c,es & t ^!       

exp]i5ces contribute sub/antially to    
num]\s heal? conditions & risk behaviors
 9 adolesc5ce2 ,:]eas ! ,may #ab1 #bjbc1
 ,,cdc ,morbidity & ,mortality ,weekly  
,report f\nd t betwe5 #bjbj & #bjbc1 !  
numb] ( p$iatric em]g5cy dep>tm5t visits
 associat$ ) m5tal heal? conditions     
increas$ & 0 mo/ pron\nc$ 9 girls betwe5
 ! ages ( #ab & #ag2 ,:]eas !           
,,covid-#ai p&emic has accel]at$ ! use (
 digital te*nologies1 su* z any social  
m$ia2 ,:]eas !re has be5 a great conc]n 
ab\t ! impact ( social m$ia on ! m5tal  
heal? ( *ildr5 & y\?2 ,:]eas social m$ia
 does expose *ildr5 to bully+1          
depression1 anxiety1 & self-h>m2 ,:]eas 
!re is a /rong ne$ to fur!r und]/& &    
det] any negative impacts ( social m$ia 
on *ildr5 & y\?2 ,:]eas ! ,,cdc's ,y\?  
,risk ,behavior ,survey ,data ,summ>y & 
,tr5ds ,report3 #bjac-bjbc1 f\nd t--    
7#a7 ne>ly #c 9 #e te5age girls 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates felt p]si/5tly sad or     
hopeless 9 #bjba1 :i* is d\ble t ( boys 
& ! highe/ level report$ 9 decades2     

7#b7 #cj p]c5t ( te5age girls 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates s]i\sly consid]$ attempt+       
suicide 9 ! pa/ ye>2  7#c7 y\? exp]i5c$ 
high & wors5+ levels ( p]si/5t sadness  
or hopelessness across all racial &     
e?nics gr\ps2 &  7#d7 #dj p]c5t ( high  
s*ool /ud5ts felt s sad or hopeless     
almo/ e day = at lea/ #b weeks 9 a r[ t 
!y /opp$ do+ _! usual activities2 ,:]eas
 ! ,,cdc's ,y\? ,risk ,behavioral       
,survey ,data ,summ>y & ,tr5ds ,report3 
#bjac-bjbc1 f\nd t-- 7#a7 #ca p]c5t (   
het]osexual high s*ool /ud5ts & #fe     
p]c5t ( ,,lgbtq high s*ool /ud5ts felt  
p]si/5t feel+s ( sadness or hopelessness
 dur+ #bjbc2  7#b7 #aa p]c5t (          
het]osexual high s*ool /ud5ts & #cb     
p]c5t ( ,,lgbtq high s*ool /ud5ts made a
 suicide plan dur+ ! la/ #ab mon?s2 &   
7#c7 #f p]c5t ( het]osexual high s*ool  
/ud5ts & #bj p]c5t ( ,,lgbtq high s*ool 
/ud5ts actually attempt$ suicide dur+ ! 
la/ #ab mon?s2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !     
#bjbc ,national ,survey on ,,lgbtq ,y\? 
,m5tal ,heal? conduct$ by ,! ,trevor    

,project1 #ej p]c5t ( ,,lgbtq y\? :o    
want$ m5tal heal? c>e 9 ! pa/ ye> 7 n   
able to get x & #ci p]c5t ( ,,lgbtq y\? 
s]i\sly consid]$ attempt+ suicide ov]   
?is same "t p]iod2 ,:]eas disp>ities    
rema9 9 access to m5tal heal? treatm5t =
 communities ( color1 ) ,asian1 ,native 
,am]ican1 ,hispanic1 & ,black           
individuals less likely to receive m5tal
 heal? c>e ?an _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts2      
,:]eas a ,july #bjba survey conduct$ by 
! ,national ,c\ncil = ,m5tal ,wellbe+   
f\nd t f ,july #bjbj to ,july #bjba--   
7#a7 #df p]c5t ( ,black adults say !y   
are exp]i5c+ m /ress & m5tal heal?      
*all5ges1 b j #ba p]c5t say !y h receiv$
 treatm5t or c>e ( any k9d = _! m5tal   
heal?2  7#b7 #de p]c5t ( ,native        
,am]ican adults h exp]i5c$ m /ress &    
m5tal heal? *all5ges1 b only #bd p]c5t h
 receiv$ treatm5t = m5tal heal?2  7#c7  
#db p]c5t ( ,hispanic adults report     
exp]i5c+ m /ress & m5tal heal? *all5ges1
 b j #bf p]c5t say !y h receiv$ treatm5t
 = m5tal heal?2  7#d7 #dj p]c5t ( ,asian

 adults say !y are exp]i5c+ m /ress &   
m5tal heal? *all5ges1 b j #aa p]c5t say 
!y h receiv$ treatm5t or c>e ( any k9d2 
&  7#e7 almo/ half 7#dg p]c5t7 ( all    
adults survey$ /at$ t ! co/ ( help or   
treatm5t is an ob/acle 9 seek+ treatm5t 
= _! m5tal heal?2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 !    
,kais] ,family ,f\ndation f\nd t ov]    
half ( ,:ite1 ,hispanic1 & ,black adults
 say t ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has _h a    
negative impact on _! m5tal heal?2      
,:]eas suicide is a significant public  
heal? issue t c h an endur+ impact on   
individuals & _! communities2 ,:]eas    
additional res\rces %\ld be d$icat$ to !
 prev5tion ( suicide 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,,cdc1 ! ov]all    
suicide rate 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates increas$ 
by #cj p]c5t betwe5 #bjjj & #bjbj2      
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,,cdc1 ! total     
numb] ( dea?s by suicide 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates increas$ by #b4f p]c5t betwe5    
#bjba & #bjbb2 ,:]eas provisional data  
publi%$ by ! ,,cdc 9 ,novemb] #bjbc f\nd
 t-- 7#a7 suicide is "o ( ! lead+ causes

 ( dea? 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 !    
numb] ( suicides 0 #c p]c5t high] 9     
#bjbb ?an x 0 9 #bjba2 ,:]eas vet]ans   
are m likely to exp]i5ce m5tal heal?    
*all5ges ?an nonvet]ans2 ,:]eas x is    
important t ! ,unit$ ,/ates provide     
additional fund+ & res\rces to support  
vet]ans ) m5tal heal? ne$s2 ,:]eas !    
#bjbc ,national ,vet]an ,suicide        
,prev5tion ,annual ,report f\nd t-- 7#a7
 #f1cib vet]ans di$ by suicide 9 #bjba1 
:i* is a daily av]age ( #ag4e2  7#b7 !  
suicide rate = vet]ans 0 #ga4h p]c5t    
great] ?an = nonvet]an ,unit$ ,/ates    
adults2 &  7#c7 ! suicide rate 0 highe/ 
among vet]ans betwe5 ! ages ( #ah & #cd2
 & ,:]eas x w\ld be appropriate to      
obs]ve ,may #bjbe z ,m5tal ,heal?       
,aw>5ess ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 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 supports !     
expansion ( fund+ = m5tal heal? s]vices2
  7#d7 recognizes t m5tal well-be+ is   
equally z important z physical well-be+ 
= citiz5s1 communities1 s*ools1         
bus9esses1 & ! economy 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2  7#e7 applauds ! coalesc+ (     
national1 ,/ate1 local1 m$ical1 &       
fai?-bas$ organizations 9 work+ to      
promote public aw>5ess ( m5tal heal? &  
provid+ critical in=mation & supports to
 individuals & families affect$ by m5tal
 illness2 &  7#f7 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   
cov]age & s]vices1 & support an ov]all  
quality ( life = ^? liv+ ) m5tal        
illness4