A resolution designating the first full week in May as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week".

This Senate resolution designates the first full week in May as "Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week." Tardive dyskinesia is a condition involving uncontrollable, repeated movements that is associated with long-term use of antipsychotic medications. The resolution states the importance of early detection and intervention for people with mental health conditions and people prescribed antipsychotics. It also expresses support for efforts to raise awareness of the condition's causes and symptoms and of routine screening. The resolution does not create new programs or spending.

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