Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as Mental Health Month.

H. Res. 212 · 113th Congress · May 13, 2013 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

supports the designation of Mental Health Month in order to place emphasis on scientific facts and findings regarding mental health and to remove the stigma associated with mental illness;

(2)

recognizes that mental well-being is equally as important as physical well-being for citizens, communities, businesses, and the economy in the United States;

(3)

applauds the coalescing of national and community organizations in working to promote public awareness of mental health and providing critical information and support to the people and families affected by mental illness;

(4)

supports the finding of the President’s Commission on Mental Health that the Nation’s failure to prioritize mental health is a national tragedy; and

(5)

encourages all organizations and health practitioners to use Mental Health Month as an opportunity to promote mental well-being and awareness, ensure access to appropriate services, and support overall quality of life for those living with mental illness.

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May 13, 2013viewing Introduced in House 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. Cárdenas, 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 Luján 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. Sánchez of California, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Esty, Mr. Van Hollen, 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. Griffin 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

Expressing support for designation of May 2013 as Mental Health Month.

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