Pennsylvania HR 417: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2019 as "National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2019, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.

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PRINTER'S NO. 2245 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION 

No.

417 

Session of 

2019 

INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, O'MARA, BARRAR, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, 

BROWN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CIRESI, SCHLEGEL CULVER, T. DAVIS, 

DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EMRICK, EVERETT, FEE, FRANKEL, 

FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GILLEN, GREINER, HAHN, HANBIDGE, 

HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, JOHNSON-HARRELL, JONES, 

KAUFFMAN, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, 

MALAGARI, MATZIE, McNEILL, MIHALEK, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MOUL, 

NEILSON, OBERLANDER, OTTEN, PASHINSKI, PYLE, READSHAW, 

ROTHMAN, RYAN, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHMITT, 

SCHROEDER, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, STAATS, THOMAS, TOEPEL, WARREN 

AND ZIMMERMAN, JUNE 25, 2019 

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, 

JUNE 25, 2019 

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of September 2019 as "National Suicide 

Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2019, as "World 

Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Suicide is a major preventable cause of premature 

death; and

WHEREAS, Suicide prevention is an achievable global public 

health goal; and

WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes that it is 

imperative to raise awareness that suicide is preventable; and

WHEREAS, According to the World Health Organization, 800,000 

individuals die annually from suicide, which is one person every 

40 seconds; and

WHEREAS, For every individual who has died by suicide there 

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are more than 20 individuals who have attempted suicide; and

WHEREAS, According to the National Institute of Mental 

Health, suicide claims the lives of over 47,000 Americans each 

year; and

WHEREAS, Reducing suicide rates requires a worldwide response 

to known psychosocial, cultural and environmental risk factors; 

and

WHEREAS, The House of Representatives affirms that we must 

make every effort to improve education and awareness and 

decrease stigmatization relating to suicide; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the 

month of September 2019 as "National Suicide Prevention 

Awareness Month" and September 10, 2019, as "World Suicide 

Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.

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