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Recognizing suicide as a public health problem and expressing support for designation of September as "National Suicide Prevention Month".
Introduced: September 8, 2016
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Sep 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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