PRINTER'S NO. 4235
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
965
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY O'MARA, BENNINGHOFF, SCHMITT, BIZZARRO, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, HILL-EVANS, KOSIEROWSKI, BURNS, WILLIAMS, MADDEN,
BROWN, JOZWIAK, NEILSON, FREEMAN, SAMUELSON, MIZGORSKI,
LONGIETTI, SAPPEY, McNEILL, RYAN, VITALI, ULLMAN, KORTZ,
DAVANZO, SCHLOSSBERG, JONES, SCHROEDER, KINSEY, BROOKS,
SONNEY, DONATUCCI, SANCHEZ, DAVIDSON, MILLARD, YOUNGBLOOD,
MALAGARI, WARREN, READSHAW, KENYATTA, MACKENZIE, KRUEGER,
HOWARD, MURT, SCHWEYER, DRISCOLL, T. DAVIS, DEASY, ZABEL,
HANBIDGE, STRUZZI, THOMAS, KIM, McCARTER, DALEY, McCLINTON,
MERSKI, PASHINSKI, ROZZI, HENNESSEY, INNAMORATO, STEPHENS,
SHUSTERMAN, B. MILLER, GAYDOS, HOHENSTEIN, CIRESI AND
DELLOSO, AUGUST 7, 2020
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 7, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of September 2020 as "National Suicide
Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2020, as "World
Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Every year, 800,000 people take their own lives,
which represents one person dying from suicide every 40 seconds;
and
WHEREAS, Each year, 16 million people will attempt suicide,
and countless more people will be impacted as families,
communities and entire countries grapple with the long-term
effects of suicide; and
WHEREAS, Suicide is a complex and not yet fully understood
phenomenon that may be determined by multifaceted interactions
of a broad range of factors, including, but not limited to,
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