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, 2025, as “World Suicide Prevention Day”.

H. Res. 697 · 119th Congress · Sep 10, 2025 · Lineage

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 September 10, 2025, as World Suicide Prevention Day.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes suicide as a preventable national public health problem;

(2)

supports the designation of “National Suicide Prevention Month”;

(3)

supports the designation of “World Suicide Prevention Day”;

(4)

declares suicide prevention as a priority;

(5)

acknowledges that no single suicide prevention 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)

supports the development and implementation of strategies to increase access to quality mental health, substance abuse, and suicide prevention services.

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Sep 10, 2025viewing Introduced in House Mr. Thanedar (for himself, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Bell, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Brownley, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Landsman, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Keating, Ms. Chu, Mr. Tran, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Carson, Mr. Min, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Fields, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Brown, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Plaskett, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Sewell, and Mr. Tonko) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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, 2025, as “World Suicide Prevention Day”.

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