IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 792 
Declaring a need for increased investments in youth mental health, recog-
nizing May 31, 2026, as ‘‘Youth Mental Health Day’’, recognizing Sep-
tember 9, 2026, annually as ‘‘Youth Suicide Prevention Day’’, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2025 
Ms. ANSARI (for herself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 
Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. SALINAS, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, 
Ms. TLAIB, and Mr. TONKO) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Declaring a need for increased investments in youth mental 
health, recognizing May 31, 2026, as ‘‘Youth Mental 
Health Day’’, recognizing September 9, 2026, annually 
as ‘‘Youth Suicide Prevention Day’’, and for other pur-
poses. 
Whereas young people in the United States have increasingly 
faced mental health struggles and suicidal ideation; 
Whereas youth in the United States face more stressors 
today than generations before and therefore have im-
mense mental health struggles; 
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•HRES 792 IH 
Whereas the stigma surrounding suicide and mental health 
contributes to the lack of young people seeking needed 
support; 
Whereas the lack of accessible care also leads to young people 
not receiving lifesaving mental health care; 
Whereas young people deserve mental health to be prioritized, 
including to the extent that physical health is prioritized, 
so that they can live happy, healthy lives; 
Whereas young people deciding to end their own lives because 
they are in extreme pain and do not have outlets to sup-
port them is a large issue in the United States; 
Whereas the United States is experiencing a crisis of loneli-
ness because of a lack of social connection among young 
people; 
Whereas loneliness is a factor leading to mental health strug-
gles and suicidal ideation among young people; 
Whereas young people feeling connected with their peers and 
communities can help improve mental health and save 
lives; 
Whereas youth leaders, students, and advocates across the 
United States have mobilized to raise awareness, demand 
change, and promote mental health and suicide preven-
tion in schools, online platforms, and communities; 
Whereas mental health is a nonpartisan concern that affects 
young people in the United States of every background, 
and requires unified national attention and response; 
Whereas Black, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and low- 
income youth often face greater barriers to accessing cul-
turally competent mental health care and experience 
higher risks of mental health challenges and suicide; 
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•HRES 792 IH 
Whereas the Federal Government has taken steps through 
programs such as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and 
Project AWARE to increase access to behavioral health 
services; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention— 
(1) among United States adolescents ages 12 to 17 
in 2021 to 2023— 
(A) 20 percent reported symptoms of anxiety in 
the past two weeks; and 
(B) 18 percent reported symptoms of depres-
sion in the past two weeks; 
(2) among United States high school students in 
2023— 
(A) 40 percent reported persistent feelings of 
sadness or hopelessness in the past year; 
(B) 20 percent reported seriously considering 
attempting suicide in the past year; 
(C) 16 percent reported making a suicide plan 
in the past year; and 
(D) 9 percent reported attempting suicide in 
the past year; and 
(3) suicide is the second-leading cause of death for 
children and young people ages 10 to 34; 
Whereas, according to the National Institutes of Health— 
(1) nearly 20 percent of children and young people 
ages 3 to 17 in the United States have a mental, emo-
tional, developmental, or behavioral disorder; 
(2) suicidal behaviors among high school students 
increased more than 40 percent in the decade before 
2019; 
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•HRES 792 IH 
Whereas these data statistics are likely deflated given that 
many young people do not admit to suicide attempts or 
acts of self-harm: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the growing mental health crisis 
in the United States and recommits itself to ad-
dressing this crisis via increased access to care, re-
ducing stigma, and ensuring all young people are 
supported in their mental health; 
(2) supports the recognition of ‘‘Youth Mental 
Health Day’’ in the United States; 
(3) supports the recognition of ‘‘Youth Suicide 
Prevention Day’’ in the United States; and 
(4) encourages State and local governments to 
adopt and promote ‘‘Youth Mental Health Day’’ and 
‘‘Youth Suicide Prevention Day’’ and to invest in 
comprehensive school and community-based mental 
health initiatives. 
Æ 
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