,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,da9es7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,resolution        
,express+ support = ! designation ( ,may
 #bjbe z ,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  
,:]eas millions ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
face m5tal heal? *all5ges & h unmet     
m5tal heal? ne$s2  ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! 
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 m5tal heal? disord]s are *ronic        
conditions1 &1 )\t prop] diagnosis &    
treatm5t1 *ildr5 c face problems at home
 & 9 s*ool1 :i* c int]f]e ) ! future    
developm5t ( ^? *ildr52  ,:]eas m       
res\rces %\ld be d$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 
provides ! necess>y fund+ & res\rces to 

rea* *ildr5 & y\? e>ly on 9 life2       
,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic accel]at$ ! 
use ( digital te*nologies1 su* z 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$ia exposes *ildr5 to bully+1          
depression1 anxiety1 & self-h>m2  ,:]eas
 !re is a /rong ne$ to fur!r und]/& &   
det] any negative impact ( social m$ia  
on *ildr5 & y\?2  ,:]eas suicide is a   
significant public heal? issue t c h an 
endur+ impact on individuals & _!       
communities2  ,:]eas additional res\rces
 %\ld be d$icat$ to ! prev5tion (       
suicide 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  ,:]eas      
vet]ans are m likely to exp]i5ce m5tal  
heal? *all5ges ?an civilians2  ,:]eas x 
is important t ! ,unit$ ,/ates provides 
additional fund+ & res\rces to support  
vet]ans ) m5tal heal? ne$s2 &  ,:]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 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports
 ! designation ( ,may #bjbe z ,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 increas+ access to 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 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7        
applauds ! coalesc+ ( national1 ,/ate1  
local1 m$ical1 & fai?-bas$ organizations
 9--  7,a7 work+ to promote public      
aw>5ess ( m5tal heal?2 &  7,b7 provid+  
critical in=mation & support to         
individuals & families affect$ by m5tal 
illness2 &  7#f7 enc\rages all          
individuals 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 ov]all quality ( life
 = ^? liv+ ) m5tal illness4