IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 212 
Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as Mental Health Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 13, 2013 
Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. LANCE, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. BARBER, Ms. BORDALLO, 
Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CHU, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New 
Mexico, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
RAHALL, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of 
Ohio, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. ESTY, Mr. VAN HOL-
LEN, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. VELA, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Ms. 
HAHN, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. GRIF-
FIN of Arkansas, Mr. YOHO, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, 
Mrs. ROBY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Mr. 
HECK of Nevada) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as Mental 
Health Month. 
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•HRES 212 IH 
Whereas the mental health and well-being of people in the 
United States is a critical issue that affects not only 
quality of life, but also the health of communities, fami-
lies, and economic stability; 
Whereas the stigma associated with mental health continues 
to persist; 
Whereas more than 57,000,000 people in the United States 
suffer from mental illness; 
Whereas approximately 1 in 5 children and adolescents has 
a diagnosable mental disorder; 
Whereas post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) afflicts 15 to 
20 percent of veterans of the war in Afghanistan and 20 
percent of Iraqi war veterans; 
Whereas roughly 20 to 50 percent of all prison and jail in-
mates are diagnosed with a mental illness; 
Whereas mental illness is the leading cause of disability in 
the Nation; 
Whereas major mental illness costs businesses and the United 
States economy over $193,000,000,000 per year in lost 
earnings; 
Whereas untreated mental illness is a leading cause of absen-
teeism and lost productivity in the workplace; 
Whereas in 2012, over 38,000 people died by suicide in the 
United States, and more than 500,000 people in the 
United States attempt suicide each year; 
Whereas suicide is the second leading cause of death among 
individuals between the ages of 25 and 34; 
Whereas in 2004, individuals age 65 and older comprised 
only 12.4 percent of the population but accounted for 
16.6 percent of all suicides, and the rate of suicide 
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