IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 441 
Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as ‘‘Mental Health 
Awareness Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2025 
Ms. SALINAS (for herself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BACON, Mr. TONY GONZALES of 
Texas, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. AMO, Ms. 
PETTERSEN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. COSTA, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. 
KAPTUR, Ms. RANDALL, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. VASQUEZ, Mr. 
HERNA´NDEZ, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GARCIA 
of California, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mrs. RA-
MIREZ, Mr. SORENSEN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Geor-
gia, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BALINT, 
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. BERA, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. EVANS of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. BELL) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as 
‘‘Mental Health Awareness Month’’. 
Whereas Americans across the country continue to confront 
an ongoing mental health crisis; 
Whereas Americans continue to see increasing reports of 
loneliness, stress, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, 
and substance abuse; 
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•HRES 441 IH 
Whereas the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health 
conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration (SAMHSA) found that— 
(1) the number of American adults living with a 
mental illness has risen from 51,400,000 in 2019 to 
58,700,000 in 2023; 
(2) 23 percent of Americans over the age of 18 and 
34 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 
have lived with a mental illness during the past year; and 
(3) 12,800,000 adults had serious thoughts of sui-
cide during the past year; 
Whereas an October 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation/CNN 
Mental Health in America Survey found that— 
(1) 90 percent of the public think that there is a 
mental health crisis in the United States today; 
(2) 55 percent of the public think that mental health 
issues in children and teenagers in the United States 
today are a crisis; 
(3) 47 percent of parents say that the COVID–19 
pandemic has had a negative impact on their child’s men-
tal health; and 
(4) 51 percent of all adults say they or a family 
member has experienced a severe mental health crisis; 
Whereas the Stress in America 2023 survey conducted by the 
American Psychological Association found that— 
(1) 26 percent of adults are so stressed that they 
struggle to function; 
(2) 47 percent of adults struggle to go to work or 
attend school because of stress; and 
(3) 58 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 
and 34 feel completely overwhelmed by stress every day; 
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•HRES 441 IH 
Whereas the 2022 Access to Care Survey conducted by the 
National Council for Mental Wellbeing found that— 
(1) 2 in 5 Americans reported needing mental health 
care; 
(2) 43 percent of Americans who needed mental 
health care over the past 12 months did not receive it; 
and 
(3) two-thirds of Americans believe that it is harder 
to find a mental health care provider than it is to find 
a physical health care provider; 
Whereas a February 2024 Household Pulse Survey found 
that 17.7 percent of adults reported symptoms of anxiety 
disorder; 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), mental health disorders are chronic 
conditions, and without proper diagnosis and treatment 
children can face problems at home and in school which 
can interfere with their future development; 
Whereas more resources should be dedicated in schools to the 
prevention, early detection, and treatment of mental 
health disorders in children; 
Whereas childhood depression is more likely to persist into 
adulthood if it is left untreated; 
Whereas it is important that the United States provide the 
necessary funding and resources to reach children and 
youth early on in life; 
Whereas the October 10, 2024, CDC Morbidity and Mortality 
Weekly Report found that adverse childhood experiences 
(ACEs) were common among adolescents, with approxi-
mately three in four students experiencing one or more 
ACEs and approximately one in five students experi-
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