IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1134 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2008 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. BACA, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. 
BERKLEY, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CARSON, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. DOYLE, 
Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. 
HONDA, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. LEE, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 
York, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCNULTY, 
Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ 
of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. STARK, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 
MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WAX-
MAN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DREIER, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. HILL, Mr. 
MOORE of Kansas, Mr. SHERMAN, and Ms. WATSON) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month. 
Whereas the mental health and well-being of Americans is a 
critical issue that affects not only the quality of life, but 
also the health of our communities and our economic sta-
bility; 
Whereas the stigma associated with mental health persists; 
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Whereas more than 57,000,000 Americans suffer from a 
mental illness; 
Whereas approximately 1 in 5 children has a diagnosable 
mental disorder; 
Whereas more than 1 in 5 of our troops suffer from major 
depression or post traumatic stress disorder; 
Whereas more than half of all prison and jail inmates suffer 
from mental illness; 
Whereas mental illness is the most common disability in our 
Nation; 
Whereas untreated mental illness costs businesses and the 
American economy over $150,000,000,000 annually; 
Whereas untreated mental illness is a leading cause of absen-
teeism and lost productivity in the workplace; 
Whereas in 2004, over 32,000 individuals committed suicide 
in the United States, at twice the rate of homicides; 
Whereas suicide is the third leading cause of death among 
people between the ages of 10 and 24; 
Whereas in 2004, individuals aged 65 and older made up only 
12.4 percent of the population, but accounted for 16 per-
cent of all suicides, and the rate of suicide among older 
Americans is higher than for any other age group; 
Whereas 1 in 4 Latina adolescents report seriously contem-
plating suicide, a rate higher than any other demo-
graphic; 
Whereas studies report that persons with serious mental ill-
ness die, on average, 25 years earlier than the general 
population; and 
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port overall quality of life for those with mental ill-
ness. 
Æ 
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