WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Susan Wild spoke on the Home floor to recognize Mental Wellness Awareness Month and get in touch with focus to the mental well being crisis young people today are experiencing: a crisis that demands addressing by means of legislation like the Enhancing Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention By way of Campus Arranging Act.

“Mental well being is an challenge close to my heart, and making certain that absolutely everyone has access to the mental well being care they will need is one particular of my major priorities in Congress,” stated Congresswoman Susan Wild. “That’s why I will quickly be reintroducing my Enhancing Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention By way of Campus Arranging Act which promotes constructive mental well being amongst college students and encourages additional complete arranging on college campuses to avert suicide and other mental crises.”

Rep. Wild introduced the Enhancing Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention By way of Campus Arranging Act final year and will quickly be reintroducing the bill this Congress. This legislation will assist 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 larger education to create and implement complete mental well being and suicide prevention plans.

About Rep. Wild’s Function 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 pros.
• Rep. Wild partnered with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) in pushing for the highest funding achievable 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 improve access to mental well being sources for educators and college employees to decrease educator anxiety, market teacher wellbeing, and develop the foundation for teacher longevity.

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

“I rise in recognition of Mental Wellness Awareness Month, especially as it pertains to the struggles young people today face in our nation these days. 

“Mental well being is an challenge close to my heart, and making certain that absolutely everyone has access to the mental well being care they will need is one particular of my major priorities in Congress. 

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

“That’s why I will quickly be reintroducing my bill, Enhancing Mental Wellness and Suicide Prevention By way of Campus Arranging Act, which promotes constructive mental well being amongst college students and encourages additional complete arranging on college campuses to avert suicide and other mental crises. 

“School and college campuses do not have the counselors or solutions required to make certain each and every one particular of our young people today has a vibrant future—and it is our job to make confident they do.”

Details offered to TVL by:
Olivia Taylor-Puckett