[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 402 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 402

Commending the establishment of the President's New Freedom Commission 
               on Mental Health, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2002

Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
   Norwood, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Commending the establishment of the President's New Freedom Commission 
               on Mental Health, and for other purposes.

Whereas 18 to 20 percent of the population of the United States have a 
        diagnosable mental illness;
Whereas 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the United States are mental 
        disorders;
Whereas untreated mental illness too often leads to family breakdown, lost 
        productivity, unemployment, homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, or 
        incarceration;
Whereas numerous Federal, State, and local governmental entities oversee mental 
        health services through a diverse and complex network of public and 
        private providers and delivery systems;
Whereas more efficient organization and coordination could assist these 
        providers in ensuring that effective treatment is received by those 
        individuals most in need;
Whereas improvements in coordination and quality of services are greatly needed 
        by all aspects of the public and private mental health system;
Whereas recommendations are needed for improvements to enable adults with 
        serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances 
        to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities; and
Whereas in the United States, millions of people and their families live every 
        day with mental illness, and untreated mental illness is a great 
        national problem: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That--
    (1) it is the sense of the Congress that improving the Nation's 
mental health service delivery system for individuals with serious 
mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbance is a 
national priority; and
    (2) the Congress commends the establishment of the President's New 
Freedom Commission on Mental Health.
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