PRINTER'S NO. 1189
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
193
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, READSHAW, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG,
FREEMAN, KINSEY, D. MILLER, LONGIETTI, DAVIDSON, MURT,
NEILSON, DeLUCA, MIZGORSKI, CIRESI, SIMMONS, SIMS, TOOHIL,
THOMAS, MARKOSEK, T. DAVIS, HOWARD, KORTZ AND STURLA,
APRIL 5, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, APRIL 5, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
study on the mental health provider shortage in this
Commonwealth and to issue a report.
WHEREAS, The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates
that approximately 18.76% of adults in Pennsylvania, or
1,861,000 individuals, have a mental illness; and
WHEREAS, The National Survey on Drug Use and Health also
estimates that approximately 4.2% of adults in Pennsylvania, or
416,000 individuals, have a serious mental illness; and
WHEREAS, Mental health providers, including psychiatrists,
psychologists, clinical social workers and professional
counselors, render crucial services to residents across this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Adequate access to mental health care is essential
to maintaining the mental health of Pennsylvanians; and
WHEREAS, Despite the growing demand for mental health
treatment across the United States, a mental health workforce
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