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Murphy, Blumenauer Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize Suicide Prevention
9/8/16
For Immediate Release: September 8, 2016
Contact: Carly Atchison 202.225.2301
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize September as National Suicide Prevention Month. Primarily, H. Res. 850 seeks to spread awareness and recognize suicide as a preventable and national public health crisis and to promote awareness about mental health, because where there is help, there is hope.
“According to the Center for Disease Control, there is a suicide every 12 minutes – this is the result of mental health being pushed into the shadows of shame and stigma for decades,” said Congressman Murphy, who has championed mental health in Congress with his bill, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, which passed the House in July. “I am proud to join Rep. Blumenauer and my colleagues in Congress to bring awareness to suicide and mental health.”
“Suicide is a national crisis and a tragedy that has touched many families, including my own,” said Blumenauer. “Let’s all make the commitment to make September – and every month – suicide prevention month because there’s so much at stake for those we hold dear.”
According to the Center for Disease Control, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of nearly 43,000 Americans each year.
To read H. Res. 850, click here.
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