,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bc1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1  
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (
 ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1   
,mr4 ,figures1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4        
,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,bell1 ,mr4 ,jackson (    
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,evans ( ,p5nsylvania1 & 
,mr4 ,espaillat7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ ! cont9u+ disp>ities 9 ,black
 y\? m5tal heal? access & treatm5t4     
,:]eas ,septemb] is ,national ,suicide  
,prev5tion ,mon?2 ,:]eas suicide is !   
?ird lead+ cause ( dea? = #ad- to       
#ah-ye>-olds2 ,:]eas ! suicide rate     
among ,black adolesc5ts is increas+ fa/]
 ?an o!r racial & e?nic gr\ps2 ,:]eas1 f
 #bjjg to #bjbc1 ! suicide rate rose    

#adi p]c5t = ,black adolesc5ts age #aj  
to #ag2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 #a 9 #e ,black 
high s*ool /ud5ts report$ hav+ s]i\sly  
consid]$ attempt+ suicide 9 ! pa/ ye>2  
,:]eas t same ye> ne>ly #af p]c5t ( ^?  
/ud5ts made a suicide plan1 & #aj4c     
p]c5t report$ attempt+ suicide2 ,:]eas  
ne>ly #b p]c5t ( ,black high s*ool      
/ud5ts requir$ m$ical att5tion z a      
result ( _! suicide attempt2 ,:]eas1    
:ile ! ov]all y\? suicide rate is tr5d+ 
d[nw>ds1 ! suicide rate = ,black y\? is 
%[+ a rise 9 mo/ data2 ,:]eas ,black    
adolesc5ts are significantly less likely
 ?an pe]s 9 o!r demographic gr\ps to    
receive m5tal heal?c>e2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1
 ! ,congressional ,black ,caucus        
e/abli%$ ! ,em]g5cy ,task ,=ce on ,black
 ,y\? ,suicide & ,m5tal ,heal? to       
inve/igate ! al>m+ rate ( ,black y\?    
suicide2 ,:]eas ! ,task ,=ce held he>+s1
 =ums1 ev5ts1 & li/5+ sessions to       
id5tify bo? ! causes & pot5tial         
solutions to ?is burgeon+ crisis2       
,:]eas1 ) ! help ( a work+ gr\p ( exp]ts

 9 ! field ( m5tal heal? rese>* &       
policy1 ! ,task ,=ce publi%$ a report   
entitl$ ,r+ ! ,al>m3 ,! ,crisis ( ,black
 ,y\? ,suicide 9 ,am]ica2 ,:]eas !      
report made sev]al recomm5dations to    
address ! gr[+ disp>ities 9 m5tal       
heal?c>e = ,black y\?1 includ+-- 7#a7   
increas+ ! am\nt ( rese>* into topics   
relat+ to ,black y\? m5tal heal? &      
suicide at ! ,national ,in/itute (      
,heal? 7,,nih7 & ! ,national ,in/itute (
 ,m5tal ,heal? 7,,nimh72  7#b7 increas+ 
fund+ & res\rces = ,black rese>*]s :o   
focus$ on ^! topics2  7#c7 fund+ &      
demon/rat+ evid5ce-bas$ int]v5tions     
t>get+ ,black y\? suicidal behaviors &  
depression 9 s*ools & o!r sett+s1       
includ+ ?r\gh gov]nm5t programs1        
public-private p>tn]%ips1 & 9           
collaboration ) fai?-bas$ organizations2
  7#d7 promot+ ! be/ & mo/ promis+      
practices t address ! ne$s ( ,black y\?2
 &  7#e7 e/abli%+ & fund+ an aw>5ess    
campaign ab\t ,black y\? suicidal       
behaviors2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! la/           

adm9i/ration1 _m positive developm5ts   
took place1 includ+ ! introduction ( !  
#ihh ,lifel9e1 increas$ rese>* & support
 to address ! disp>ities 9 ,black y\?   
m5tal heal?1 & increas$ fund+ 9 m5tal   
heal? programs t support *ildr5 &       
adolesc5ts2 ,:]eas1 "u ! curr5t         
adm9i/ration1 mu* ( t progress has be5  
rev]s$ ?r\gh cuts to rese>* grants1     
t]m9ation ( m5tal heal? s]vices to      
s*ools1 & ! elim9ation ( any ref]5ce or 
association ) m9ority m5tal heal?2      
,:]eas m5tal heal? is1 & %\ld rema91 a  
non-p>tisan issue t ne$s ! full support 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,congress2 & ,:]eas ! 
b5efits ( :at 0 a*iev$ s9ce ! release ( 
! ,r+ ! ,al>m report mu/ be protect$1 & 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t mu/ cont9ue address+ 
disp>ities 9 m5tal heal?c>e3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 recognizes ! cont9u+ disp>ities 9  
,black y\? m5tal heal? access &         
treatm5t2  7#b7 calls on ! curr5t       
adm9i/ration to address ^! disp>ities by
 cont9u+ ! "w ( ! previ\s adm9i/ration &

 incorporat+ recomm5dations f ,r+ !     
,al>m3 ,! ,crisis ( ,black ,y\? ,suicide
 9 ,am]ica2  7#c7 recognizes !          
importance ( creat+ conv]sations 9      
,black communities reg>d+ m5tal heal?1  
enc\rag+ individuals to seek help to    
prev5t suicide & suicide attempts1 &    
provid+ education programm+1 su* z      
,l4,e4,t4,s4 ,save ,lives1 to r$uce     
cultural /igma1 fo/] conv]sations ab\t  
m5tal heal?1 & raise aw>5ess ( suicide  
prev5tion2  7#d7 calls = increas$ fund+ 
= all programs support+ m5tal heal?2 &  
7#e7 supports ! ,sub/ance ,abuse &      
,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vice ,adm9i/ration     
7,,samhsa7 rema9+ an indep5d5t ag5cy & n
 be+ absorb$ into ! ,adm9i/ration = a   
,heal?y ,am]ica 7,,aha74