PRINTER'S NO. 1805
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
349
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, BIZZARRO, DUSH, SONNEY, SCHLOSSBERG,
McGINNIS, R. BROWN, DRISCOLL, PASHINSKI, COX, O'NEILL,
LONGIETTI, SCHWEYER, V. BROWN, READSHAW, WHEATLEY, MULLERY,
CALTAGIRONE, MILLARD, EMRICK, JAMES, SAINATO, MARSHALL,
ROTHMAN, WHEELAND, WARD, IRVIN, A. HARRIS, D. COSTA, NEILSON,
HILL-EVANS AND HAHN, MAY 23, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 23, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Mission 22 campaign and raising awareness for
the ongoing epidemic of veteran suicide.
WHEREAS, An average of 22 veterans commit suicide every day
in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The 22-per-day death average, released by the United
States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2013, is the
center of a campaign named Mission 22; and
WHEREAS, Mission 22 is a national nonprofit organization
which has the charter of stemming the tide of suicides among our
military personnel and veterans; and
WHEREAS, Mission 22 derives its name from the startling
statistic that 22 United States veterans take their own lives
each day and is designed to enlist support in the fight against
veteran suicide; and
WHEREAS, From 2001 to 2014, The VA found suicides among
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