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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY LENSING
1 3 A Resolution identifying suicide as a problem affecting
1 4 the entire state and supporting the development of
1 5 suicide prevention activities.
1 6 WHEREAS, according to the Iowa Department of Public
1 7 Health's Healthy Iowans 2010 report, in the United
1 8 States suicide is the ninth leading cause of death
1 9 overall, the third leading cause of death for persons
1 10 ages 15 to 24, the sixth leading cause of death for
1 11 persons ages five to 15, and suicide rates are high
1 12 among the elderly; and
1 13 WHEREAS, in Iowa, the report indicates suicide
1 14 deaths average 306 per year and according to the
1 15 federal government's National Strategy for Suicide
1 16 Prevention it is estimated there are five suicide
1 17 attempts for every death; and
1 18 WHEREAS, analysis of the national strategy
1 19 information indicates in 1996 medical costs relating
1 20 to suicide attempts and deaths by young people were
1 21 estimated at $14 million, loss of future earnings
1 22 totaled $44 million, and loss of quality of life costs
1 23 amounted to $174 million; and
1 24 WHEREAS, the Healthy Iowans 2010 report stresses
1 25 the importance of raising community awareness about
1 26 the need for early intervention and recognition of
1 27 Iowa citizens who are potentially at risk for suicide,
1 28 particularly youth and the elderly; and
1 29 WHEREAS, Iowa's Suicide Prevention Strategy
1 30 Steering Committee, a group of educators, mental
2 1 health and public health workers, counselors,
2 2 physicians, and others, have requested that suicide
2 3 prevention be identified as a state goal; NOW
2 4 THEREFORE,
2 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 6 That the House of Representatives identifies suicide
2 7 as a serious problem affecting the entire state and
2 8 that a variety of suicide prevention programs are
2 9 needed for all populations and in all communities in
2 10 the state; and
2 11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
2 12 Representatives supports development of the following
2 13 suicide prevention initiatives: responding to persons
2 14 at risk for suicide and persons who have attempted
2 15 suicide, promoting safe and effective treatment for
2 16 persons at risk for suicidal behavior, supporting
2 17 persons who have lost someone to suicide, and
2 18 developing an effective statewide strategy for the
2 19 prevention of suicide; and
2 20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of
2 21 Representatives encourages the development and
2 22 promotion of accessible and affordable mental health
2 23 services to enable all persons who are at risk for
2 24 suicide to obtain these services without fear of any
2 25 stigma.
2 26 LSB 6823HH 80
2 27 jp/sh/8
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