,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #che  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,justice1 ,mrs4      
,capito1 ,mr4 ,budd1 and ,mr4 ,reed7    
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
suicide as a serious public health      
problem and expressing support for the  
designation of ,september as ,national  
,suicide ,prevention ,month4  ,whereas  
suicide is the #aath leading cause of   
death in the ,united ,states and the    
second leading cause of death among     
individuals between #aj and #cd years of
 age2 ,whereas1 according to the        
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention 7referred to in this        
preamble as the ,,cdc71 #a individual in
 the ,united ,states dies by suicide    
every #aa minutes1 resulting in around  
#di1jjj deaths each year in the ,united 

,states2 ,whereas1 according to the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 more 
than #f1djj veterans die by suicide     
annually1 the equivalent of nearly #ah  
veteran suicides per day2 ,whereas1     
between #aiii and #bjbb1 the suicide    
rate in the ,united ,states increased by
 #cf percent from #aj4e suicides for    
every #ajj1jjj individuals to #ad4b     
suicides for every #ajj1jjj individuals2
 ,whereas it is estimated that there are
 approximately #a1ejj1jjj suicide       
attempts each year in the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas more than half of     
individuals who die by suicide did not  
have a known mental health condition2   
,whereas1 according to the ,,cdc1 many  
factors contribute to suicide among     
individuals with and without known      
mental health conditions1 including     
challenges related to relationships1    
substance use1 physical health1 and     
stress regarding work1 money1 legal     
problems1 or housing2 ,whereas1         
according to the ,,cdc1 suicide results 

in an estimated #gj1jjj1jjj1jjj each    
year in combined medical and work-loss  
costs in the ,united ,states2 and       
,whereas the stigma associated with     
mental health conditions and suicidality
 hinders suicide prevention by          
discouraging at-risk individuals from   
seeking life-saving help and can further
 traumatize survivors of suicide loss   
and individuals with lived experience of
 suicide3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes suicide as
 a serious and preventable public health
 problem of the ,united ,states and each
 ,state2  7#b7 supports the designation 
of ,september as ,national ,suicide     
,prevention ,month2  7#c7 declares      
suicide prevention as a priority2  7#d7 
acknowledges that no single suicide     
prevention program or effort will be    
appropriate for all populations or      
communities2  7#e7 promotes awareness   
that there is no single cause of        
suicide2 and  7#f7 supports strategies  
to increase access to high-quality      

mental health and suicide prevention    
services and substance-use disorder     
treatments4