IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1093 
Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as ‘‘Mental Health 
Awareness Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2022 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. KATKO, Mr. BACON, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. 
BEYER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CARSON, Ms. CHU, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CORREA, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. PANETTA, Mrs. LEE 
of Nevada, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. 
TRONE, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mr. DESAULNIER, and Mrs. AXNE) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of May 2022 as 
‘‘Mental Health Awareness Month’’. 
Whereas mental well-being during the coronavirus (COVID– 
19) public health emergency has taken a toll on constitu-
ents and understandably has been stressful for many 
Americans; 
Whereas the United States has witnessed firsthand for nearly 
2 years how fear and anxiety about a disease can be over-
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whelming, and cause strong emotions in both adults and 
children; 
Whereas, according to the National Institute of Mental 
Health, prior to the pandemic nearly 1 in 5 adults lived 
with a mental illness; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), prior to the pandemic up to 1 in 5 
children ages 3 to 17 reported a mental, emotional, devel-
opmental, or behavioral disorder; 
Whereas the effects of COVID–19 have been well-docu-
mented, and the need for mental health and suicide pre-
vention services only continues to grow; 
Whereas the ‘‘Stress in America 2021: Stress and Decision- 
Making during the Pandemic’’ poll found that— 
(1) 1 in 3 adults (32 percent) are so stressed about 
the coronavirus pandemic that they struggle to make 
basic decisions, such as what to wear or what to eat; 
(2) millennials were (48 percent) more likely to 
struggle than individuals in Generation Z (37 percent), 
Generation X (32 percent), baby boomers (14 percent), 
and older adults (3 percent); 
(3) 59 percent of adults experienced behavior 
changes as a result of stress in the past month; and 
(4) nearly two-thirds of adults (63 percent) agreed 
that uncertainty about what the next few months will be 
like causes them stress; 
Whereas the April 2, 2021, CDC Morbidity and Mortality 
Weekly Report found that during the pandemic the per-
centage of adults with symptoms of an anxiety or a de-
pressive disorder during the past 7 days rose from 36.4 
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percent in August 2020 to 41.5 percent in February 
2021; 
Whereas the United States Census Household Pulse Survey 
in December 2021, found that 30.7 percent of adults re-
ported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, which 
is up from 11 percent in 2019, and among those adults, 
27.8 percent reported an unmet need for counseling or 
therapy; 
Whereas negative mental health outcomes have also worsened 
for children; 
Whereas the impact of the pandemic on individuals, felt 
through the disruption of their lives, increased anxiety 
about the virus, and the death of loved ones, has had a 
traumatic effect; 
Whereas, according to the CDC, mental health disorders are 
chronic conditions, and without proper diagnosis and 
treatment children can face problems at home and in 
school, and mental health disorders can interfere with 
their future development; 
Whereas more mental health school staff and resources 
should be utilized to focus on prevention and early inter-
vention in the educational system, as that is where chil-
dren are most likely to receive mental health services; 
Whereas childhood depression is more likely to persist into 
adulthood if left untreated; 
Whereas disparities remain in access to mental health treat-
ment for youth of color, with Asian, Native American, 
and Black youth less likely to receive mental health care 
than their White counterparts; 
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