| 1 | | - | Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 135 CHAPTER 127 Relative to Suicide Prevention Week. [ Filed with Secretary of State August 19, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 135, Seyarto. Suicide Prevention Week.This measure would proclaim the week of September 4, 2022, through September 10, 2022, as Suicide Prevention Week in California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, California recognizes suicide as a public health problem and suicide prevention as a statewide responsibility; andWHEREAS, Designating the second week of September as Suicide Prevention Week in California would overlap with World Suicide Prevention Day, which occurs on September 10, 2022, and is recognized internationally and supported by the World Health Organization; andWHEREAS, Suicide is the 10th leading cause of all deaths in the United States and the 44th leading cause of all deaths in California; andWHEREAS, On average, 130 people commit suicide every day in the United States, which equals approximately one person every 11 minutes; andWHEREAS, In the United States, rates of suicide are highest among people from 45 to 54 years of age, and rates of suicide among youth who are from 15 to 24 years of age have increased more than 200 percent in the last 50 years; andWHEREAS, Each day, an estimated 22 veterans in the United States commit suicide, which equals approximately one veteran every 65 minutes; andWHEREAS, It is estimated that there are 5.4 million people in the United States, known as survivors of suicide, who have lost a loved one to suicide; andWHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic increased many of the risk factors associated with suicidal behavior including adverse mental health conditions, substance misuse, and job or financial stress; andWHEREAS, A great number of suicides are preventable; andWHEREAS, Most suicidal people display warning signals of their intentions; however, others are often unaware of these signals or unsure what to do about them; andWHEREAS, The stigma associated with mental illness and suicide works against suicide prevention by discouraging persons at risk for suicide from seeking lifesaving help and further traumatizes survivors of suicide; andWHEREAS, The State of California established the State Department of Health Care Services-Suicide Prevention Program (SPP), published the California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention in 2008, and has supported multiple statewide and local projects launched under the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63); andWHEREAS, The State of California recognizes the efforts of organizations such as the American Association of Suicidology that are dedicated to reducing the frequency of suicide attempts and deaths and the pain of survivors of suicide through educational programs, research programs, intervention services, and bereavement services; andWHEREAS, Suicide Prevention Week in California is a time to acknowledge the tragic loss of individuals who have committed suicide and to commemorate the actions of organizations and individuals working to prevent suicide and raise awareness of suicide as a public health issue; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the week of September 4, 2022, through September 10, 2022, as Suicide Prevention Week in California; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled August 12, 2022 Passed IN Senate August 11, 2022 Passed IN Assembly June 30, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 135Introduced by Assembly Member Seyarto(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Alvarez, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Mia Bonta, Bryan, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chen, Choi, Cooley, Cooper, Megan Dahle, Daly, Davies, Flora, Fong, Mike Fong, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gray, Grayson, Haney, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, McKinnor, Medina, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nguyen, ODonnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Rendon, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Smith, Stone, Ting, Valladares, Villapudua, Voepel, Waldron, Ward, Akilah Weber, Wicks, Wilson, and Wood)February 09, 2022 Relative to Suicide Prevention Week. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 135, Seyarto. Suicide Prevention Week.This measure would proclaim the week of September 4, 2022, through September 10, 2022, as Suicide Prevention Week in California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, California recognizes suicide as a public health problem and suicide prevention as a statewide responsibility; andWHEREAS, Designating the second week of September as Suicide Prevention Week in California would overlap with World Suicide Prevention Day, which occurs on September 10, 2022, and is recognized internationally and supported by the World Health Organization; andWHEREAS, Suicide is the 10th leading cause of all deaths in the United States and the 44th leading cause of all deaths in California; andWHEREAS, On average, 130 people commit suicide every day in the United States, which equals approximately one person every 11 minutes; andWHEREAS, In the United States, rates of suicide are highest among people from 45 to 54 years of age, and rates of suicide among youth who are from 15 to 24 years of age have increased more than 200 percent in the last 50 years; andWHEREAS, Each day, an estimated 22 veterans in the United States commit suicide, which equals approximately one veteran every 65 minutes; andWHEREAS, It is estimated that there are 5.4 million people in the United States, known as survivors of suicide, who have lost a loved one to suicide; andWHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic increased many of the risk factors associated with suicidal behavior including adverse mental health conditions, substance misuse, and job or financial stress; andWHEREAS, A great number of suicides are preventable; andWHEREAS, Most suicidal people display warning signals of their intentions; however, others are often unaware of these signals or unsure what to do about them; andWHEREAS, The stigma associated with mental illness and suicide works against suicide prevention by discouraging persons at risk for suicide from seeking lifesaving help and further traumatizes survivors of suicide; andWHEREAS, The State of California established the State Department of Health Care Services-Suicide Prevention Program (SPP), published the California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention in 2008, and has supported multiple statewide and local projects launched under the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63); andWHEREAS, The State of California recognizes the efforts of organizations such as the American Association of Suicidology that are dedicated to reducing the frequency of suicide attempts and deaths and the pain of survivors of suicide through educational programs, research programs, intervention services, and bereavement services; andWHEREAS, Suicide Prevention Week in California is a time to acknowledge the tragic loss of individuals who have committed suicide and to commemorate the actions of organizations and individuals working to prevent suicide and raise awareness of suicide as a public health issue; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims the week of September 4, 2022, through September 10, 2022, as Suicide Prevention Week in California; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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