PRINTER'S NO. 2058
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
444
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, BREWSTER, MARTIN, DINNIMAN, SABATINA,
FONTANA, MENSCH, BARTOLOTTA, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, FOLMER,
GREENLEAF, COSTA, BLAKE, BAKER, HUGHES, SCHWANK, KILLION,
WARD, RAFFERTY, STREET AND FARNESE, OCTOBER 1, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 1, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing September 10, 2018, 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 800,000 people die from suicide each year,
with one 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 World Health Organization's
recently released suicide report, all 194 member states of the
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World Health Assembly are 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 15th anniversary this year; and
WHEREAS, The theme of this year's "World Suicide Prevention
Day" is "Working Together to Prevent Suicide"; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize September 10, 2018, as
"World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania.
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