IV 
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. GOLD-
MAN 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 Illi-
nois, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, 
Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. WILD, Mr. AMO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. WIL-
LIAMS 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 Sep-
tember 10, 2024, as ‘‘World Suicide Prevention Day’’. 
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (in this resolution referred to as ‘‘CDC’’), sui-
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•HRES 1436 IH 
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 dis-
couraging individuals at risk for suicide from seeking life-
saving 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 Orga-
nization: Now, therefore, be it; 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes suicide as a preventable national 
public health problem; 
(2) supports the designation of ‘‘National Sui-
cide Prevention Month’’; 
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•HRES 1436 IH 
(3) supports the designation of ‘‘World Suicide 
Prevention Day’’; 
(4) declares suicide prevention as a priority; 
(5) acknowledges that no single suicide preven-
tion program or effort will be appropriate for all 
populations or communities; 
(6) recognizes that there is no single cause for 
suicide and that suicide is most often an impulsive 
act that occurs during a moment of overwhelming 
hopelessness and despair; 
(7) recognizes that mental health is equally as 
important as physical health; and 
(8) develops and implements strategies to in-
crease access to quality mental health, substance 
abuse, and suicide prevention services. 
Æ 
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