WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Susan Wild spoke on the Property floor to recognize Mental Wellness Awareness Month and get in touch with interest to the mental well being crisis young individuals are experiencing: a crisis that demands addressing by means of legislation like the Enhancing Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention Via Campus Organizing Act.

“Mental well being is an concern close to my heart, and guaranteeing that absolutely everyone has access to the mental well being care they will need is a single of my prime priorities in Congress,” stated Congresswoman Susan Wild. “That’s why I will quickly be reintroducing my Enhancing Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention Via Campus Organizing Act which promotes constructive mental well being amongst college students and encourages much more complete arranging on college campuses to protect against suicide and other mental crises.”

Rep. Wild introduced the Enhancing Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention Via Campus Organizing Act final year and will quickly be reintroducing the bill this Congress. This legislation will aid to address the mental well being crisis on college campuses by requiring the Division of Education to coordinate with the Secretary of Wellness and Human Solutions to encourage institutions of greater education to create and implement complete mental well being and suicide prevention plans.

About Rep. Wild’s Perform to Raise Access to Mental Wellness Care:

• Rep. Wild shepherded into law the Dr. Lorna Breen Wellness Care Provider Protection Act, legislation to address the mental well being crisis amongst well being care experts.
• Rep. Wild partnered with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) in pushing for the highest funding attainable for the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Wellness Solutions Administration (SAMHSA) to combat the mental well being and opioid crises.
• Rep. Wild introduced the bipartisan Supporting the Mental Wellness of Employees and Educators Act to raise access to mental well being sources for educators and college employees to minimize educator tension, market teacher wellbeing, and generate the foundation for teacher longevity.

Click HERE to watch the entirety of Rep. Wild’s floor speech or see a transcript beneath:

“I rise in recognition of Mental Wellness Awareness Month, specifically as it pertains to the struggles young individuals face in our nation right now. 

“Mental well being is an concern close to my heart, and guaranteeing that absolutely everyone has access to the mental well being care they will need is a single of my prime priorities in Congress. 

“In a current national survey, 71% of college students reported experiencing mental well being concerns such as tension, anxiousness, and depression. 

“That’s why I will quickly be reintroducing my bill, Enhancing Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention Via Campus Organizing Act, which promotes constructive mental well being amongst college students and encourages much more complete arranging on college campuses to protect against suicide and other mental crises. 

“School and college campuses do not have the counselors or solutions necessary to make sure every single a single of our young individuals has a vibrant future—and it is our job to make certain they do.”

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Olivia Taylor-Puckett