,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bd1 #bjbf,mr4 ,murphy 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,peters1 
,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4 ,justice7       
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 #ajth 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      
#f1djj veterans die by suicide annually1
 the equivalent of nearly #ah veteran   
suicides per day2 ,whereas1 between     
#bjja and #bjbd1 the suicide rate in the
 ,united ,states increased by #bh       
percent from #aj4g suicides for every   
#ajj1jjj individuals to #ac4g suicides  
for every #ajj1jjj individuals2 ,whereas
 it is estimated that there are         
approximately #b1bjj1jjj 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 #ejj1jjj1jjj1jjj each   
year in combined medical costs1 the     
impact of lives cut short1 lost work1   
and quality of life 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