,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #h1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,kennedy7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,recognizing suicide as a serious public
 health problem1 expressing support for 
the designation of ,september #h1 #bjbe1
 as #ihh ,day and the role of #ihh      
,suicide and ,crisis ,lifeline4         
,whereas1 according to the ,centers for 
,disease ,control and ,prevention       
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,,cdc71 in #bjbc--  7#a7 suicide was the
 second-leading cause of death for      
people aged #aj to #cd2  7#b7 suicide   
was responsible for more than #di1jjj   
deaths1 or about #a death every #aa     
minutes2 and  7#c7 suicide was the      
eleventh-leading cause of death in the  
,united ,states overall2  ,whereas1     
according to the ,,cdc1 from #aiii      

through #bjah1 the national suicide rate
 increased by #ce percent2  ,whereas    
suicide and attempts have a devastating 
and long-lasting impact on individuals1 
families1 and communities across the    
,united ,states2  ,whereas over #ij     
percent of individuals who die by       
suicide were living with a diagnosable  
mental health condition at the time of  
their death1 conditions that are        
frequently undiagnosed or untreated2    
,whereas untreated mental health        
conditions1 such as depression1 anxiety1
 and substance use disorders1           
significantly increase the risk of      
suicide2  ,whereas access to timely and 
effective mental health services and    
crisis support is a vital component of  
suicide prevention2  ,whereas1 on ,july 
#af1 #bjbb1 #ihh became the nationwide1 
three-digit dialing code for the        
,national ,suicide ,prevention          
,lifeline1 now known as the #ihh        
,suicide and ,crisis ,lifeline 7referred
 to in this preamble as the #ihh        

,lifeline72  ,whereas the #ihh ,lifeline
 is operated by the ,substance ,abuse   
and ,mental ,health ,services           
,administration 7referred to in this    
preamble as ,,samhsa7 and connects      
individuals in crisis to a national     
network of over #bjj ,state and locally 
funded crisis centers that are available
 #bd hours a day1 #g days a week2       
,whereas the #ihh ,lifeline offers      
services in over #aej languages1 and    
provides support through phone1 chat1   
and ,,tty services for the deaf and hard
 of hearing1 as well as specialized     
options1 including a veterans crisis    
line1 services for ,spanish speakers1   
and services tailored for at-risk       
populations2  ,whereas1 since the launch
 of the #ihh ,lifeline in ,july #bjbb1  
it has routed nearly #ah1jjj1jjj        
contacts1 including calls1 texts1 and   
chats2  ,whereas1 according to ,,samhsa1
 a recent study found that #ih percent  
of callers reported the #ihh ,lifeline  
was helpful and #hh percent of callers  

said the #ihh ,lifeline prevented them  
from harming themselves2  ,whereas1     
since the original launch of the        
,national ,suicide ,prevention ,lifeline
 in #bjje1 annual contact volume        
increased steadily by approximately #ad 
percent1 with the number of interactions
 growing from #df1jjj in #bjje to over  
#b1fjj1jjj in #bjbj2  ,whereas1 in      
,august #bjbb1 the #ihh ,lifeline       
received #aab1jjj more contacts than the
 ,lifeline did in ,august #bjba1 a #de  
percent increase2  ,whereas1 from ,july 
#bjbb to ,july #bjbd1 the #ihh ,lifeline
 received #aj1hjj1jjj contacts1 and in  
,may #bjbd alone1 the #ihh ,lifeline    
received over #ejj1jjj contacts1 an     
increase of #cc percent over ,may #bjbc 
and #hj percent over ,may #bjbb2 and    
,whereas ,,samhsa annually recognizes   
,september #hth as #ihh ,day1 which is  
observed by organizations nationwide to 
raise awareness of the service and      
promote mental health support3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   

7#a7 supports the designation of        
,september #h1 #bjbe1 as #ihh ,day2     
7#b7 recognizes suicide as a serious and
 growing public health concern in the   
,united ,states2  7#c7 commends the     
development and implementation of the   
#ihh ,suicide and ,crisis ,lifeline as a
 critical component of the national     
mental health safety net2  7#d7         
encourages continued public education   
and outreach regarding the availability 
and importance of the #ihh ,suicide and 
,crisis ,lifeline1 particularly for     
high-risk populations2  7#e7 supports   
,federal1 ,state1 and local efforts to  
expand access to mental health services 
and crisis intervention programs2 and   
7#f7 supports the goals and ideals of   
#ihh ,day as a way to recognize the     
essential role of the #ihh ,suicide and 
,crisis ,lifeline in saving lives and   
supporting mental health across all     
communities in the ,united ,states4