,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,mrs4  
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4   
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 
,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4  
,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,norton1  
,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1   
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4
 ,muc>sel-,p[ell1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4    
,bass1 & ,mr4 ,espaillat7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly    
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,ackn[l$g+ ! racial       
disp>ities 9 diagnos+ & treat+ m5tal    
heal? among y\? 9 communities ( color4  
,:]eas m5tal heal? disord]s among y\? is
 def9$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &

 ,prev5tion z s]i\s *anges 9 ! way y\?  
typically le>n1 behave1 or h&le _!      
emotions1 :i* causes di/ress & problems 
gett+ ?r\gh ! day2 ,:]eas #bj p]c5t (   
y\? betwe5 ! ages ( #ac & #ah live ) a  
m5tal heal? condition2 ,:]eas #ej p]c5t 
( all lifetime cases = m5tal illness    
beg9 by age #ad1 & #ge p]c5t by age #bd2
 ,:]eas !re has be5 an increase ( y\?   
diagnos$ ) m5tal disord]s su* z anxiety 
& depression 9 rec5t ye>s2 ,:]eas       
relative to ,:ite adolesc5ts1 ,hispanic1
 ,native ,am]ican1 & ,pacific ,isl&]    
adolesc5ts receive less treatm5t =      
anxiety disord]s ov] _! lifetime2 ,:]eas
 ,black & ,hispanic adolesc5ts receive  
less treatm5t = mood disord]s1 su* z    
depression1 ov] _! lifetime2 ,:]eas     
,black & ,hispanic y\? are ab\t half z  
likely z _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts to get m5tal
 heal? c>e2 ,:]eas suicide is ! second  
lead+ cause ( dea? = p #aj to #cd ye>s (
 age1 & suicide rates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
are closely correlat$ to pov]ty rates ( 
:i* !re is a disp>ity bas$ on race2     

,:]eas #gj p]c5t ( y\? 9 ,/ate & local  
juv5ile ju/ice sy/ems1 :i* are          
disproportionately compris$ ( ,black &  
,hispanic y\?1 h a m5tal illness2 ,:]eas
 due to /igmas & a %ortage ( culturally 
appropriate behavioral heal? s]vices1   
y\? 9 diff]5t communities ( color d n   
always rea* out = help to address m5tal 
illness2 ,:]eas racial discrim9ation &  
o!r psy*osocial /ressors1 su* z police  
h>assm5t1 viol5ce1 trauma1 implicit     
bias1 & racism1 are contribut+ factors  
to anxiety disord]s1 behavior disord]s1 
& suicide2 ,:]eas div]sity 9 ! m5tal &  
behavioral heal? work=ce cont9ues to be 
an important issue due to ! lack (      
recruitm5t & ret5tion ( racial1 e?nic1  
sexual ori5tation & g5d] id5tity        
m9orities1 & p ) disabilities1 result+ 9
 a %ortage ( tra9$ provid]s to deliv]   
culturally compet5t evid5ce-bas$        
promotion1 prev5tion1 & treatm5t s]vices
 = *ildr51 :i* contributes to m5tal &   
behavioral heal? disp>ities2 & ,:]eas x 
is ! duty ( ,congress to promote ! g5]al

 welf>e = ! ,am]ican p1 especially      
ensur+ ! wellbe+ ( all ( ,am]ica's y\?3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives %\ld ackn[l$ge !     
horrific toll t m5tal illness has _h on 
! y\? ( ,am]ica2  7#b7 ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives %\ld ackn[l$ge t y\? f  
communities ( color face racial         
disp>ities :5 x comes to access &       
treatm5t ( m5tal illness2  7#c7 ga9+    
access to m5tal heal? res\rces is a     
necessity & %\ld be available to ev]yone
 reg>dless ( race or e?nicity2  7#d7 !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ne$s to take    
imm$iate action to address ^! disp>ities
 & ensure t ^? :o ne$ treatm5t c receive
 x2  7#e7 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ne$s
 to ensure ,f$]al fund+ is provid$ =    
m5tal heal? pr(essionals 9 s*ools &     
aft]s*ool programs2  7#f7 fund+ & tra9+ 
ne$s to be available to any p>5t1       
sup]visor1 or o!r pr(essional :o "w )   
y\? ( color s !y h a great] aw>5ess ( ! 
signs & symptoms s t ! *ildr5 &         

adolesc5ts c get connect$ to s]vices2   
7#g7 m rese>* & aw>5ess ne$ to be done  
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 especially )9 !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices &  
by ! ,national ,in/itute on ,m9ority    
,heal? & ,heal? ,disp>ities1 on :at c be
 done to help y\? 9 communities ( color 
ga9 access to m5tal heal? res\rces2 &   
7#h7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 especially !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,education1 %\ld rese>* be/
 practices & inc5tives = ^? consid]+    
education 9 want+ to "w 9 ! m5tal heal? 
field1 & h[ x c help increase ! numb] ( 
e?nically & racially div]se             
pr(essionals4