PA HR291

Designates September 2025 as "Suicide Prevention Awareness Month" and September 10, 2025, as "World Suicide Prevention Day" in Pennsylvania

Cites CDC data showing 49,000 U.S. suicide deaths in 2023 (1 death every 11 minutes), with 1.5 million attempts and 12.8 million individuals who seriously considered suicide

Notes suicide rates reached a peak of 14.1 per 100,000 individuals after declining between 2018 and 2020

Identifies suicide as the 11th leading cause of death nationally and the 2nd leading cause for ages 10-14

Encourages Pennsylvania residents to provide support for those in need and acknowledges stigma as a barrier to treatment