H.Res. 587 · 116th Congress
Recognizing LGBTQ+ suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Introduced
- 2019-09-24
- Latest action
- 2019-09-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
This resolution
expresses support for the designation of National Suicide Prevention Month; recognizes suicide as a preventable public health problem and declares that suicide prevention should be a priority; and promotes awareness that there is no single cause for suicide and that particular attention should be paid to communities at heightened risk, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth and LGBTQ youth of color.