,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #che  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjbc,ms4   
,*u 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4       
,/rickl&1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 
,b[man1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4
 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4      
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1
 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,lee (        
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,lee ( ,nevada1 ,ms4   
,m5g1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1   
,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4        
,sablan1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1   
,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,takano1   
,mr4 ,trone1 & ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( ,may #aj1 #bjbc1 z        
,national ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native      
,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] ,m5tal     
,heal? ,day4  ,:]eas ! ,asian ,am]ican1 
,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]    
7,,aanhpi7 community is among ! fa/e/   
gr[+ population gr\ps 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

& has made significant economic1        
cultural1 & social contributions2 ,:]eas
 ! ,,aanhpi community is extremely      
div]se 9 t]ms ( socioeconomic levels1   
education1 employm5t1 language1 cultures
 ( orig91 acculturation1 migrant1 &     
colonization /atus2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 #gg
 p]c5t ( ! e/imat$ #b1fjj1jjj           
,a,a,n,h,p,is :o meet crit]ia = a m5tal 
heal? problem did n receive treatm5t2   
,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 only #bd4e p]c5t (     
,asian adults ) a m5tal heal? problem   
receiv$ m5tal heal? s]vices 9 ! pa/ ye>1
 & ,asian adults h ! l[e/ rates (       
utilization ( m5tal heal? s]vices out ( 
any racial population2 ,:]eas1 f        
#bjah-bjbj1 ,,aanhpi y\? ages #aj-bd    
ye>s old 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 ! only     
racial or e?nic population 9 ?is age    
category ^: lead+ cause ( dea? 0        
suicide2 ,:]eas x is imp]ative to       
disaggregate ,,aanhpi population data to
 get an accurate repres5tation ( ! dep? 
& bread? ( ! m5tal heal? issues = ea*   
subpopulation s t specific culturally & 

l+ui/ically appropriate solutions c be  
develop$2 ,:]eas language access        
cont9ues to be a critical issue :e!r due
 to ! limit$ numb] ( provid]s ) !       
necess>y language skills to provide     
9-language s]vices or ! significant     
language loss fac$ by ,,nhpi communities
 due to colonization2 ,:]eas !re is a   
ne$ to significantly increase ! numb] ( 
provid]s1 includ+ p>apr(essionals1      
repres5t+ ,,aanhpi communities & provid+
 !m ) ! necess>y tra9+ & ongo+ support2 
,:]eas hi/orical discrim9ation & curr5t 
racial viol5ce t[>d ,a,a,n,h,p,is       
increases trauma & /ress1 und]ly+       
precursors to m5tal heal? problems2     
,:]eas !re is a critical ne$ to raise   
aw>5ess ab\t & improve m5tal heal?      
lit]acy among ! ,,aanhpi community to   
r$uce ! /igma associat$ ) m5tal heal?   
issues2 & ,:]eas ,may is bo? ,national  
,asian ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 &   
,pacific ,isl&] ,h]itage ,mon?1 an      
opportunity to celebrate ! va/          
contributions ( ?is population to       

,am]ican society1 & ,national ,m5tal    
,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon?1 recogniz+ !      
importance ( m5tal heal? to ! well-be+ &
 heal? ( families & communities &       
connect+ ! importance ( "o's cultural   
h]itage to good m5tal heal?3 ,n[1 !re=e 
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7
 supports ! designation ( ,national     
,asian ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 &   
,pacific ,isl&] ,m5tal ,heal? ,day2     
7#b7 recognizes ! importance ( m5tal    
heal? to ! well-be+ & heal? ( families &
 communities2  7#c7 ackn[l$ges !        
importance ( rais+ aw>5ess ab\t m5tal   
heal? & improv+ ! quality ( c>e = ,asian
 ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific
 ,isl&] communities2  7#d7 recognizes t 
celebrat+ "o's cultural & l+ui/ic       
h]itage is b5eficial to m5tal heal?2 &  
7#e7 enc\rages ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
heal? ag5cies to adopt laws1 policies1 &
 guidance to improve help-seek+ rates = 
m5tal heal? s]vices = ! ,asian ,am]ican1
 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]   
community & o!r communities ( color4