; 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; Whereas lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth are more than four times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers, and up to 40 percent of all trans people have made a suicide attempt, many before the age of 25; Whereas firearms account for more than half of all deaths by suicide; Whereas post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) impacts 14 to 24 percent of servicemembers and veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; Whereas roughly 20 to 50 percent of all prison and jail inmates are diagnosed with a mental illness; Whereas mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the Nation; Whereas untreated mental illness is a leading cause of absenteeism and presenteeism resulting in lost earnings and productivity in the workplace and costs the United States economy over $193 billion per year in lost earnings; Whereas studies report that people with serious mental illness die, on average, 25 years earlier than the general population; Whereas those with mental illness are 11 times more likely to be the victims of crime and abuse; Whereas the delay between a first episode of psychosis and onset of treatment is an average of 74 weeks; Whereas stigma, shame, and discrimination associated with mental illness continue to persist; Whereas recovery-oriented interventions such as supported employment, supported housing, and supported education have been shown to improve outcomes; Whereas the faith community may provide a vital link in ministering and serving individuals and families in need of mental health services; Whereas individuals connected to peer support services are better connected to their community and services and utilize crisis and emergency services less; and Whereas it would be appropriate to observe May 2019 as Mental Health Awareness Month : Now, therefore, be it