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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1436 

Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support 

for the designation of September as ‘‘National Suicide Prevention Month’’ 

as well as September 10, 2024, as ‘‘World Suicide Prevention Day’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 

Mr. THANEDAR (for himself, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 

Mr. MULLIN, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SOTO, Mr. 

GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Mississippi, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. CARSON, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 

TONKO, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. 

MATSUI, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, 

Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. WILD, Mr. AMO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. WILLIAMS of New York, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. RASKIN) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and 

expressing support for the designation of September as 

‘‘National Suicide Prevention Month’’ as well as September 10, 2024, as ‘‘World Suicide Prevention Day’’. 

Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 

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cide was among the top 9 leading causes of death for 

people ages 10 to 64 in 2022; 

Whereas, according to the CDC, suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people ages 10 to 14 and 25 to 

34 in 2022; 

Whereas, according to the CDC, 1 individual in the United 

States dies by suicide every 11 minutes, resulting in 

49,476 deaths in 2022; 

Whereas the number of people who think about or attempt 

suicide is even higher; 

Whereas, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration (in this resolution referred to as ‘‘SAMHSA’’) National Survey on Drug Use 

and Health data from 2022, an estimated 13,200,000 

adults seriously thought about suicide, 3,800,000 planned 

a suicide attempt, and 1,600,000 attempted suicide in 

2022; 

Whereas, according to SAMHSA, trends in suicide attempts 

and deaths by suicide have been increasing among adolescents; 

Whereas, according to SAMHSA, 3,400,000 adolescents aged 

12 to 17 in the United States had serious thoughts of 

suicide, 1,700,000 made a suicide plan, and 953,000 attempted suicide in 2022; 

Whereas, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs 

(in this resolution referred to as ‘‘VA’’) National Veteran 

Suicide Prevention Annual Report data released in 2023, 

the number of suicides among veterans has continued to 

rise in the 20 years from 2001 to 2021; 


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Whereas, according to the VA, suicide was the second-leading 

cause of death among veterans aged 45 or under and the 

13th-leading cause of death for veterans overall; 

Whereas, according to the VA, the average number of veteran 

suicides per day rose from 16.4 in 2001 to 17.5 in 2021; 

Whereas, according to the National Institutes of Health (in 

this resolution referred to as ‘‘NIH’’), suicide is a leading 

cause of death in the perinatal period during pregnancy 

and until the first year postpartum; 

Whereas, according to the NIH, suicide is a leading cause of 

maternal mortality and accounts for about 20 percent of 

postpartum deaths; 

Whereas, according to the NIH, between 7,000 to 30,000 

children experience their parent’s suicide each year in the 

United States; 

Whereas the stigma associated with mental health conditions 

and suicidal ideation hinders suicide prevention by discouraging individuals at risk for suicide from seeking lifesaving help; and 

Whereas September is an appropriate month to designate as 

‘‘National Suicide Prevention Month’’ because September 

10 is ‘‘World Suicide Prevention Day’’, a day recognized 

internationally and supported by the World Health Organization: Now, therefore, be it; 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes suicide as a preventable national 

3 public health problem; 

4 (2) supports the designation of ‘‘National Sui5 cide Prevention Month’’; 


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1 (3) supports the designation of ‘‘World Suicide 

2 Prevention Day’’; 

3 (4) declares suicide prevention as a priority; 

4 (5) acknowledges that no single suicide preven5 tion program or effort will be appropriate for all 

6 populations or communities; 

7 (6) recognizes that there is no single cause for 

8 suicide and that suicide is most often an impulsive 

9 act that occurs during a moment of overwhelming 

10 hopelessness and despair; 

11 (7) recognizes that mental health is equally as 

12 important as physical health; and 

13 (8) develops and implements strategies to in14 crease access to quality mental health, substance 

15 abuse, and suicide prevention services. 

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