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Rogers/5 SenatorParsonsS.W.

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AJOINTRESOLUTION
ToamendtheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica

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Beitenactedbythe28thAmendmenttotheConstitution,

SECTION1.SHORTTITLE
Thisactmaybecitedasthe28thAmendmenttotheConstitution.

SECTION2.FINDINGS
Congressherebyfindsanddeclaresthat,
A)BothinCongressandinstatelegislaturesaroundthecountry,politiciansaredebatingproposalsforincreased
supervisionofthementallyill,andmandatoryreportingofthoseseenasposingadangertothemselvesorothers.
B)Mostmentalillnessescanbepreventedanddetectedfromasearlyanageas7,leadingresearcherstobelievethat
mentalhealthscreeninginelementaryschoolisthekeytoeffectivetreatmentandprevention.
C)InAustralia,thepsychiatricfrontgroup,BeyondBlue,mailedadepressionscreeningcardtoeveryhousehold
inthecountry,basedonsubjectivequestionsthatidentifiedhalfthepopulationasneedingantidepressants.
D)Mentalillnessescankillinverydirectwayssuchassuicidewhichisatthetopofthelistoftheleadingcausesof
deathinyoungpeopleinallcountriesintheworld,includingthepoorestcountriesoftheworld.
E)Shootersinpreviousmassacreshadunmetmentalhealthneeds.Bywideningaccesstoservices,thethinkinggoes,
professionalscouldintervenebeforeatragedyoccurs.
F)Statescut$1.8billionfromtheirmentalhealthbudgetsduringthe2008recessionthathasnotbeen
reimplemented.
G)Thepersonalitytraitsthatcharacterizeapsychopath,scientistsdeemcancontributetopreventionandtreatment
strategiesthatimprovepublichealthandsafety.
H)Depressionisthemostcommontypeofmentalillness,andisaffectingmorethan26%oftheU.S.adult
populationandisestimatedthatbytheyear2020,depressionwillbethesecondleadingcauseofdisability
throughouttheworld,trailingonlyischemicheartdisease.
I)Financingisacriticalfactorintherealizationofaviablementalhealthsystem.
J)About10percentoftheAmericanadultpopulationwillhaveamooddisorder,suchasdepressionorbipolar.
K)Whenyouputallthementalillnessestogether,theyaccountforroughly15percentofthetotalglobalburdenof
disease.

SECTION3.STATUTORYLANGUAGE
A)The28thAmendmenttotheConstitutionstatesasfollowsAllAmericansaftertheageof6areencouragedto
takeagovernmentissuedmentalhealthtesttoinsurethehealthandsafetyofthemselves,theirfamiliesandpeers,as
wellastheirfellowAmericans.
B)Ifanindividualhasnotpassedthegovernmentissuedmentalhealthtestandhasnotsoughthelpthroughalocal
healthcareproviderbyage16,theindividualwillnotreceivetheirdriverslicenseuntiltheyhavesoughthelpand
receivedsomeformoftreatmentfromlocalclinicsfundedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHealth.Ifan
individualhasstillnotcompletedthegovernmentissuedmentalhealthtestbytheageof18,theindividualshallbe
restrictedfrompurchasingagunandpurchasingdrugssuchastobacco.Ifanindividualhasstillnotcompletedthe
governmentissuedmentalhealthtestbyage21,itisprohibitedbystatutefrompurchasingalcoholicbeverages.
Stateswhodonotabidebythisbillwillreceive25%lessoftheirannualfederalfundingfromtheNationalHighway
TrafficSafetyAdministration.MoneyshallbeallocatedfromfundingofTheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth
andtheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration.ThisactshallbeoverseenandenforcedbytheU.S.
DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesandtheconcurrentpowersofCongressandseveralStatesthrough
appropriatelegislation.
C)ThisarticleshallbeinoperativeunlessitshallhavebeenratifiedasanamendmenttotheConstitutionbythe
legislaturesofseveralStates,asprovidedintheConstitution,withintenyearsofthedateofthesubmissionhereofto
theStatesbyCongress.

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