PRINTER'S NO. 2842
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
608
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, SONNEY, BARRAR, HILL-EVANS, JONES,
KOSIEROWSKI, FREEMAN, MILLARD, DELLOSO, THOMAS, LONGIETTI,
O'NEAL, RYAN, KINSEY, SHUSTERMAN, McNEILL, ROTHMAN, MIHALEK,
MACKENZIE, BURNS, T. DAVIS, JAMES, SCHLOSSBERG, DiGIROLAMO,
BERNSTINE, SANCHEZ, COX, KORTZ, CIRESI, DAY, WILLIAMS, BROWN,
MURT, MENTZER, KENYATTA, READSHAW, STRUZZI, McCLINTON,
B. MILLER, STAATS, JOZWIAK AND DEASY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, NOVEMBER 14, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 22, 2019, as "Veterans Suicide Prevention
and Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On average, 22 veterans of the United States Armed
Forces commit suicide each day; and
WHEREAS, Of the 22 veterans who commit suicide each day, 14
of the suicides are committed by veterans who do not seek help
from the Veterans Health Administration; and
WHEREAS, Suicide rates among veterans are higher than the
general population, especially among women; and
WHEREAS, The majority of suicides committed by veterans are
caused by drug overdoses or poisoning; and
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Veterans Affairs and
the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs of the
Commonwealth offer programs and work with outside organizations
to provide mental health care to our veterans; and
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