| 1 | 1 | | *HC1012* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION asking for the support |
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| 7 | 7 | | of every Hoosier to help reduce veteran suicide. |
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| 8 | 8 | | Haggard, Bartels, Judy, Lucas, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Soliday |
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| 10 | 10 | | _______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 11 | 11 | | 20242220 |
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| 12 | 12 | | 2024 HC 1012/DI 140 Introduced |
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| 13 | 13 | | Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024) |
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| 14 | 14 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT |
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| 15 | 15 | | RESOLUTION No. ____ |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION asking for the support of |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2 every Hoosier to help reduce veteran suicide. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 3 Whereas, The members of the United States Armed Forces, |
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| 19 | 19 | | 4 Army Reserves, National Guard, and veterans have selflessly |
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| 20 | 20 | | 5 served and sacrificed to defend the Nation's freedom and |
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| 21 | 21 | | 6 security; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 7 Whereas, The wounds sustained through their service to the |
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| 23 | 23 | | 8 United States are both visible and invisible, and those invisible |
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| 24 | 24 | | 9 wounds are harder to recognize and treat. The bearers of these |
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| 25 | 25 | | 10 wounds need help and support; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 11 Whereas, The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| 27 | 27 | | 12 determined that an average of nearly 17 veterans die by suicide |
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| 28 | 28 | | 13 each day, and 18 percent of all veteran deaths are by suicide; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 14 Whereas, The persistent challenges of posttraumatic stress, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 15 depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues contribute |
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| 31 | 31 | | 16 to an alarming rate of suicide within the military and veteran |
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| 32 | 32 | | 17 populations; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 18 Whereas, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services |
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| 34 | 34 | | 19 Administration leads Indiana in the Governor's and Mayor's |
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| 35 | 35 | | 20 Challenges to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 21 Veterans, and their Families, and has developed a |
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| 37 | 37 | | 22 comprehensive plan to help prevent suicide among service |
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| 38 | 38 | | 23 members, veterans, and their families and caregivers; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 24 Whereas, The stigma surrounding reaching out for help |
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| 40 | 40 | | 25 regarding mental health issues must be eliminated, resulting in |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2024 HC 1012/DI 140 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 1 the reduction of suicide rates among Indiana veterans: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2 Therefore, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 3 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives |
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| 45 | 45 | | 4 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 5 the Senate concurring: |
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| 47 | 47 | | 6 SECTION 1. The Indiana General Assembly urges the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 7 Governor to use his influence to make veteran suicide |
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| 49 | 49 | | 8 awareness and prevention a priority in the government, |
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| 50 | 50 | | 9 educational, and business communities of Indiana. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 10 SECTION 2. That every citizen of Indiana be made aware of |
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| 52 | 52 | | 11 the Veterans Crisis Line, which provides direct and confidential |
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| 53 | 53 | | 12 support for veterans by dialing 988, option 1 for calls, and |
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| 54 | 54 | | 13 838255 for texts. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 14 SECTION 3. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the |
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| 56 | 56 | | 15 Indiana Veterans' Affairs Commission to take whatever action |
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| 57 | 57 | | 16 necessary to reduce the suicide rate among veterans in Indiana. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2024 HC 1012/DI 140 |
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