H.Res. 850 · 114th Congress

Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Tim Murphy
Introduced
2016-09-08
Latest action
2016-09-08 · Introduced in House

Summary

Expresses support for the designation of National Suicide Prevention Month.

Recognizes suicide as a preventable public health problem and supports declaring that suicide prevention should be a priority.

Promotes awareness that suicide most often occurs when stressors exceed the current coping abilities of an individual suffering from a mental health condition.