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.

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
 1   Recognizing the month of September 2025 as "Suicide Prevention
 2      Awareness Month" and September 10, 2025, as "World Suicide
 3      Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
 4      WHEREAS, More than 720,000 people around the world die by
 5   suicide each year; and
 6      WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 7   estimates that there were 1.5 million suicide attempts and 12.8
 8   million individuals that seriously thought about suicide in the
 9   United States in 2023; and
10      WHEREAS, After declining between 2018 and 2020, suicide rates
11   in the United States increased to their peak rate of 14.1 per
12   100,000 individuals; and
13      WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
14   Prevention, suicide accounted for 49,000 deaths in 2023, which
15   is 1 death every 11 minutes; and
16      WHEREAS, Suicide is the eleventh-leading cause of death in
 1   the United States and the second-leading cause of death for
 2   those 10 to 14 years of age; and
 3      WHEREAS, Stigma surrounding mental health and suicide
 4   prevents many individuals who are contemplating suicide from
 5   seeking and receiving appropriate treatment; therefore be it
 6      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
 7   month of September 2025 as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month"
 8   and September 10, 2025, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in
 9   Pennsylvania; and be it further
10      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage the
11   residents of this Commonwealth to provide support for those in
12   need.




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