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HCR70 • 2025

RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 24-27, 2025, AS “FIRST RESPONDER SUICIDE AWARENESS DAYS”.

RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 24-27, 2025, AS “FIRST RESPONDER SUICIDE AWARENESS DAYS”.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Cooke
Last action
2025-06-17
Official status
Passed 6/17/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source material confirms the bill passed both chambers but does not explicitly state an effective date.

Recognizing First Responder Suicide Awareness Days

This resolution officially names four days in September 2025 to raise awareness about suicide among firefighters, emergency medical staff, police officers, and 911 call center workers.

What This Bill Does

  • Recognizes September 24, 2025, as Firefighter Suicide Awareness Day.
  • Recognizes September 25, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Suicide Awareness Day.
  • Recognizes September 26, 2025, as Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day.
  • Recognizes September 27, 2025, as 911 Telecommunications Suicide Awareness Day.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Firefighters
  • Emergency medical services workers
  • Law enforcement officers
  • 911 telecommunications operators

Terms To Know

House Concurrent Resolution
A formal statement passed by both the House and Senate that expresses an opinion or recognition.
First H.E.L.P.
An organization named Honor, Educate, Lead, Prevent that established National First Responder Suicide Awareness Days in 2021 to confront a growing crisis and support grieving families.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution recognizes specific days but does not create new laws or require agencies to take specific actions.
  • No effective date is listed in the provided source material, though the bill passed on June 17, 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in House

  2. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed in House by Voice Vote

  3. 2025-06-17 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

Official Summary Text

RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 24-27, 2025, AS “FIRST RESPONDER SUICIDE AWARENESS DAYS”.
This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes September 24, 2025, as Firefighter Suicide Awareness Day, September 25, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Suicide Awareness Day, September 26, 2025, as Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day and September 27, 2025, as 911 Telecommunications Suicide Awareness Day, in Delaware.

Current Bill Text

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Cooke & Sen. Poore & Sen. Pettyjohn

Reps. Bush, Carson, K. Johnson, Morrison, Osienski, Kamela Smith, K. Williams, Yearick; Sens. Hansen, Hoffner, Huxtable, Lawson, Mantzavinos, Sokola, Townsend, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 70

RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 24-27, 2025, AS “FIRST RESPONDER SUICIDE AWARENESS DAYS”.

WHEREAS, in 2021, First H.E.L.P. (Honor, Educate, Lead, Prevent) established National First Responder Suicide Awareness Days to confront a growing crisis, support grieving families, and bring lasting attention to mental health in the first responder community; and

WHEREAS, the inaugural observance began on September 24, 2021, with National Firefighter Suicide Awareness Day, followed by September 25 as Emergency Medical Services Suicide Awareness Day, September 26 as Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day, and

September 27 as 911 Telecommunications Suicide Awareness Day; and

WHEREAS, these days are now solemnly set aside each year to raise awareness, promote healing, offer hope, and remember the courageous lives lost not in the line of duty, but to silent battles too often fought alone; and

WHEREAS, the number of suicides among first responders continues to outpace deaths in the line of duty, underscoring the urgent need to acknowledge the emotional toll carried by those who serve and protect our communities; and

WHEREAS, it is our collective responsibility to break the stigma surrounding mental health, to let every first responder know that they are never alone, and to ensure their service is honored not only in life but also in the aftermath of struggle.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring therein, that the 153rd General Assembly hereby recognizes September 24, 2025, as Firefighter Suicide Awareness Day.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the 153rd General Assembly recognizes September 25, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Suicide Awareness Day.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the 153rd General Assembly recognizes September 26, 2025, as Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the 153rd General Assembly recognizes September 27, 2025, as 911 Telecommunications Suicide Awareness Day.

SYNOPSIS

This House Concurrent Resolution recognizes September 24, 2025, as Firefighter Suicide Awareness Day, September 25, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Suicide Awareness Day, September 26, 2025, as Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day and September 27, 2025, as 911 Telecommunications Suicide Awareness Day, in Delaware.