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PRINTER'S NO. 1117
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
160
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, TEPLITZ,
SABATINA, FONTANA, KITCHEN, VULAKOVICH, MENSCH, SCHWANK,
PILEGGI, RAFFERTY, YUDICHAK, COSTA AND ARGALL, JUNE 24, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 24, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing September 10, 2015, as "World Suicide Prevention
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Suicidal behavior has become a major public health
concern; and
WHEREAS, Cultures of silence and postsuicide stigmas still
exist in many societies worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Around the globe, suicide ranks as a leading cause
of death and remains a major preventable cause of premature
death; and
WHEREAS, The number of suicide deaths per year exceeds the
number of deaths from homicide and war combined; and
WHEREAS, More than 1 million people die from suicide each
year, with 1 death from suicide occurring every 40 seconds; and
WHEREAS, In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading
cause of death; and
WHEREAS, According to the recently released World Suicide
Report, all 194 member states of the World Health Assembly are
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seeking to reduce suicide rates by 10% through the year 2020;
and
WHEREAS, "World Suicide Prevention Day," part of a worldwide
suicide prevention initiative by the International Association
for Suicide Prevention and the World Health Organization, is
marking its 13th anniversary this year; and
WHEREAS, Key goals of this year's campaign are reaffirming
the global commitment to suicide prevention, cultivating our
connectedness and engendering open dialogue relating to suicide;
and
WHEREAS, In keeping with these goals, Preventing Suicide:
Reaching Out and Saving Lives is the theme of the 2015 "World
Suicide Prevention Day" observance; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize September 10, 2015, as
"World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
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