,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjai,ms4  
,judy ,chu of ,california 7for herself  
and ,mrs4 ,napolitano7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to provide for behavioral
 and mental health outreach and         
education strategies to reduce stigma   
associated with mental health among the 
,asian ,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and
 ,pacific ,islander population4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,mental ,health ,stigma in    
,our ,communities ,act4  #b4 ,asian     
,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and       
,pacific ,islander behavioral and mental
 health outreach and education          
strategies ,part ,d of title ,v of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd et seq47 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
section3  #eec4 ,behavioral and mental  

health outreach and education strategies
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1      
acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health  
,services ,administration1 shall1 in    
coordination with advocacy and          
behavioral and mental health            
organizations serving populations of    
,asian ,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and
 ,pacific ,islander individuals or      
communities1 develop and implement an   
outreach and education strategy to      
promote behavioral and mental health and
 reduce stigma associated with mental   
health conditions and substance abuse   
among the ,asian ,american1 ,native     
,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander       
populations4 ,such strategy shall--     
7#a7 be designed to-- 7,a7 meet the     
diverse cultural and language needs of  
the various ,asian ,american1 ,native   
,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander       
populations2 and  7,b7 ensure such      
strategies are developmentally and age  
appropriate2  7#b7 increase awareness of

 symptoms of mental illnesses common    
among such populations1 taking into     
account differences within subgroups1   
such as gender1 gender identity1 age1   
sexual orientation1 or ethnicity1 of    
such populations2  7#c7 provide         
information on evidence-based1          
culturally and linguistically           
appropriate and adapted interventions   
and treatments2  7#d7 ensure full       
participation of1 and engage1 both      
consumers and community members in the  
development and implementation of       
materials2 and  7#e7 seek to broaden the
 perspective among both individuals in  
these communities and stakeholders      
serving these communities to use a      
comprehensive public health approach to 
promoting behavioral health that        
addresses a holistic view of health by  
focusing on the intersection between    
behavioral and physical health4  7b7    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #cjj1jjj for     

fiscal year #bjbj4  4