BILL NUMBER: HR 39	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 30, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Hueso
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,   Alejo,   Allen,  
Ammiano,   Atkins,   Beall,   Bill
Berryhill,   Block,   Blumenfield,  
Bonilla,   Bradford,   Brownley,  
Buchanan,   Butler,   Charles Calderon,  
Campos,   Carter,   Chesbro,   Conway,
  Cook,   Davis,   Dickinson,  
Donnelly,   Eng,   Feuer,   Fletcher,
  Fong,   Fuentes,   Beth Gaines, 
 Garrick,   Gatto,   Gordon,   Gorell,
  Grove,   Hagman,   Harkey,  
Hayashi,   Roger Hernández,   Huber,  
Huffman,   Jeffries,   Jones,   Lara,
  Logue,   Bonnie Lowenthal,   Ma, 
 Mansoor,   Miller,   Mitchell,  
Monning,   Morrell,   Nestande,   Nielsen,
  Olsen,   Pan,   Perea,   John
A. Pérez,   V. Manuel Pérez,  Portantino, 
 Silva,   Smyth,   Swanson,   Torres,
  Wagner,   Wieckowski,   Williams, 
 and Yamada   ) 

                        AUGUST 16, 2012

   Relative to Suicide Prevention Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, Suicide is the 11th leading cause of all deaths in the
United States and is the 10th leading cause of all deaths in
California; and
   WHEREAS, Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people
ages 10 to 24 years in the United States; and
   WHEREAS, More people ages 10 to 24 years die from suicide than
from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, and chronic
lung disease combined; and
   WHEREAS, In the United States, one person completes suicide every
17 minutes; and
   WHEREAS, Suicide can strike anyone, regardless of age, gender,
sexuality, or ethnicity; and
   WHEREAS, Untreated mental illness is the cause for the vast
majority of suicides; and
   WHEREAS, The stigma associated with mental illness works against
suicide prevention by discouraging persons at risk for suicide from
seeking lifesaving help and further traumatizing survivors of
suicide; and
   WHEREAS, Despite these statistics, suicide has not been adequately
addressed and people are not well educated about symptoms of suicide
and the ways in which it can be prevented; and
   WHEREAS, A great many suicides are preventable and the number of
suicides can be reduced through awareness, education, and treatment;
and
   WHEREAS, There are numerous organizations that work toward
providing awareness and help individuals who may suffer from
self-destructive behavior, such as suicide; and
   WHEREAS, These organizations are dedicated to understanding the
roots and dynamics of self-destructive behavior and alleviating the
resulting social problems for the purposes of saving and creating
more meaningful lives; and
   WHEREAS, Providing suicide prevention awareness on a statewide
level may help decrease the number of suicide attempts and deaths in
California; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
month of September 2012 is hereby designated as Suicide Prevention
Month in the State of California; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.