Pennsylvania HR 291: A Resolution recognizing the month of September 2025 as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2025, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.

Status: Adopted (as of 2025-09-30)

State: Pennsylvania · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: HR 291

Sponsors: Jennifer O'Mara, Anthony Bellmon, Arvind Venkat, Benjamin Sanchez, Brenda Pugh, Carol Hill-Evans, Chad Reichard, Chris Pielli, Christina Sappey, Dan Williams, Danilo Burgos, Ed Neilson, G. Roni Green, Jeanne Mcneill, Jill Cooper, Jim Haddock, Joe Ciresi, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Joseph Hohenstein, Keith Greiner, Keith Harris, Kerry Benninghoff, Kristine Howard, Liz Hanbidge, Mark Gillen

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2192
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 291
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY O'MARA, BENNINGHOFF, CONKLIN, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS,
HANBIDGE, REICHARD, SCHLOSSBERG, SAMUELSON, McNEILL, GREINER,
VENKAT, RIVERA, BURGOS, STENDER, PIELLI, K.HARRIS, PROBST,
HADDOCK, HOWARD, MERSKI, GUENST, SANCHEZ, SAPPEY, GALLAGHER,
HOHENSTEIN, D. WILLIAMS, NEILSON, BELLMON, GILLEN, CEPEDA-
FREYTIZ, COOPER AND CIRESI, AUGUST 1, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, AUGUST 4, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2025 as "Suicide Prevention
Awareness Month" and September 10, 2025, as "World Suicide
Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, More than 720,000 people around the world die by
suicide each year; and
WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
estimates that there were 1.5 million suicide attempts and 12.8
million individuals that seriously thought about suicide in the
United States in 2023; and
WHEREAS, After declining between 2018 and 2020, suicide rates
in the United States increased to their peak rate of 14.1 per
100,000 individuals; and
WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, suicide accounted for 49,000 deaths in 2023, which
is 1 death every 11 minutes; and
WHEREAS, Suicide is the eleventh-leading cause of death in
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the United States and the second-leading cause of death for
those 10 to 14 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Stigma surrounding mental health and suicide
prevents many individuals who are contemplating suicide from
seeking and receiving appropriate treatment; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of September 2025 as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month"
and September 10, 2025, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
residents of this Commonwealth to provide support for those in
need.
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