,,iv #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fig ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 ,thanedar 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4 ,bell1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,dean of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,landsman1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,ansari1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,ms4 ,budzinski1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,min1 ,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,evans of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,friedman1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 and ,mr4 ,tonko7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,,resolution ,recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of ,september as ,national ,suicide ,prevention ,month as well as ,september #aj1 #bjbe1 as ,world ,suicide ,prevention ,day4 ,whereas1 according to the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention 7in this resolution referred to as ,,cdc71 suicide was among the top #h leading causes of death for people aged #aj to #fd in #bjbc2 ,whereas1 according to the ,,cdc1 suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people aged #aj to #cd in #bjbc2 ,whereas1 according to the ,,cdc1 in #bjbc1 suicide was responsible for #di1caf deaths1 or about #a death every #aa minutes2 ,whereas the number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher2 ,whereas1 according to the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services ,administration's 7in this resolution referred to as ,,samhsa7 #bjbd ,national ,survey on ,drug ,use and ,health ,report1 an estimated #ad1cjj1jjj adults had serious thoughts about suicide1 #d1fjj1jjj planned a suicide attempt1 and #a1gjj1jjj attempted suicide in #bjbd2 ,whereas1 according to ,,samhsa1 #b1fjj1jjj adolescents aged #ab to #ag in the ,united ,states had serious thoughts of suicide1 #a1bjj1jjj made a suicide plan1 and #gjj1jjj attempted suicide the previous year2 ,whereas1 according to ,,samhsa1 trends among adolescents aged #ab to #ag reporting having serious thoughts about suicide1 making a suicide plan1 and attempting suicide have decreased from #bjba to #bjbd1 reflecting meaningful progress in prevention efforts2 ,whereas the estimates among adolescents are likely to be skewed due to additional survey options beyond those given to adults2 ,whereas1 according to the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs' 7in this resolution referred to as ,,va7 #bjbd ,national ,veteran ,suicide ,prevention ,annual ,report1 #f1djg veterans died by suicide in #bjbb2 ,whereas1 according to the ,,va1 suicide was the second-leading cause of death among veterans aged #de or under and the #abth-leading cause of death for veterans overall in #bjbb2 ,whereas1 according to the ,,va1 the average number of veterans who died by suicide per day rose from #af4d in #bjja to #ag4f in #bjbb2 ,whereas1 according to the ,,va1 among veterans with documented ,veterans ,crisis ,line contact in #bjbb1 the suicide rate in the following month was #bb4e percent lower than in #bjai2 ,whereas1 according to the ,,va1 the number of veterans who died by suicide in #bjbb was lower than in #ab of the previous #ad years1 reflecting meaningful progress in prevention efforts2 ,whereas1 according to the ,national ,institutes of ,health 7in this resolution referred to as ,,nih71 men are more likely to die by suicide2 ,whereas1 according to the ,,nih1 the suicide rate among men was four times higher than among women in #bjbb2 ,whereas additional research must be conducted to better understand the relationship between gender and suicide2 ,whereas studies have shown that suicide is one of the leading causes of death during pregnancy and the first year postpartum2 ,whereas studies show that suicide accounts for between #bj and #ci percent of postpartum deaths1 making suicide a leading cause of maternal mortality2 ,whereas the exclusion of suicide from the commonly accepted definition of maternal mortality creates a gap in data1 and the actual rates may be higher2 ,whereas the stigma associated with mental health conditions and suicidal ideation hinders suicide prevention by discouraging at-risk individuals from seeking lifesaving help2 and ,whereas ,september is an appropriate month to designate as ,national ,suicide ,prevention ,month1 aligning with ,world ,suicide ,prevention ,day on ,september #aj1 a date recognized internationally and supported by the ,world ,health ,organization3 ,now1 therefore1 be it2 ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes suicide as a preventable national public health problem2 7#b7 supports the designation of ,national ,suicide ,prevention ,month2 7#c7 supports the designation of ,world ,suicide ,prevention ,day2 7#d7 declares suicide prevention as a priority2 7#e7 acknowledges that no single suicide prevention program or effort will be appropriate for all populations or communities2 7#f7 recognizes that there is no single cause for suicide and that suicide is most often an impulsive act that occurs during a moment of overwhelming hopelessness and despair2 7#g7 recognizes that mental health is equally as important as physical health2 and 7#h7 supports the development and implementation of strategies to increase access to quality mental health1 substance abuse1 and suicide prevention services4