; Whereas 65 to 70 percent of youth in contact with the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable mental health disorder; Whereas an estimated 44.7 million adults in the United States experience mental illness; Whereas an estimated 10.4 million adults in the United States experience conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression; Whereas millions of children, adolescents, and adults in the United States with a diagnosis of serious mental illness do not receive treatment; Whereas 35 percent of young adults, ages 18 to 25, with any mental illness and 56 percent of young adults with a serious mental illness report a perceived unmet need for mental health services, rates that are higher than any other adult age groups; Whereas there is a national shortage of trained mental health professionals and the California Future Health Workforce Commission has stated that without dramatic policy changes, California will have 41% fewer psychiatrists and 11% fewer psychologists, marriage and family therapists, clinical counselors, and social workers than it will need by 2030 ; Whereas the national suicide rate has increased over 30 percent since 1999; Whereas every year over 10 million Americans experience suicidal thoughts; Whereas annually 1.4 million Americans attempt suicide; Whereas 129 Americans die by suicide each day; Whereas nearly 1 million years of potential life are lost to suicide before age 65 every year; Whereas veterans have a suicide rate 1.5 times higher than nonveteran adults; Whereas the combined medical and work-loss costs of suicide are nearly $70 billion; Whereas suicide is the second-leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 and 34; Whereas 1 in 4 Latina adolescent girls report contemplating suicide, a rate higher than any other demographic; Whereas Native Americans currently rank as the top ethnicity for suicide rates among young people nationwide