,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbc,mr4  
,espaillat 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,trone1 &   
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce1 = 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  ,address+ ! national      
crisis ( suicide among m9ority          
adolesc5ts4  ,:]eas suicide is a m5tal  
heal? issue t affects individuals &     
families ar\nd ! ,nation reg>dless (    
p]sonal attributes su* z race1 religion1
 g5d] id5tity1 sexual ori5tation1 nation
 ( bir?1 economic backgr\nd1 disability1
 or age2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal?            
,organization def9es adolesc5t z *ildr5 
betwe5 ! ages ( #aj to #ai2 ,:]eas1 ov] 
! la/ two decades1 self-report$ suicide 
attempts rose ne>ly #hj p]c5t among     

,black adolesc5ts1 by f> ! mo/          
significant increase ( all races &      
e?nicities2 ,:]eas ,black *ildr5 "u #ac 
are dy+ by suicide at ne>ly twice ! rate
 ( ,:ite *ildr5 ! same age2 ,:]eas !    
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy has    
disproportionately affect$ ! m5tal heal?
 ( y\? :o are ,black1 ,indig5\s1 or p ( 
color 7,,bipoc7 due to-- 7#a7 ,black &  
,lat9o adolesc5ts see+ m                
,,covid-#ai-relat$ infections & dea?s 9 
_! communities ?an = _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts2
 &  7#b7 ,black & ,lat9o families suff]+
 f disproportionate economic setbacks t 
lead to f9ancial /ress & in/ability2    
,:]eas ! suicide rate = adolesc5t       
,native & ,indig5\s females is five     
times high] ?an _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts2     
,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska     
,native y\? suicide rate is #b4e times t
 ( ! ov]all national av]age2 ,:]eas     
suicide is ! lead+ cause ( dea? = ,asian
 ,am]ican & ,pacific ,isl&] 7,,aapi7 y\?
 ag$ #ab to #ai ye>s old2 ,:]eas y\? (  
color are up to twice z likely to be    

expos$ to viol5t crime 9 _! neighborhood
 ( resid5ce ?an _! ,:ite c\nt]p>ts2     
,:]eas exposure to viol5t crime1 & ^?   
involv+ fire>ms 9 p>ticul>1 eng5d]s     
traumas beyond normal po/-traumatic     
/ress disord] 7,,ptsd71 includ+         
int]p]sonal di/ru/1 feel+ ( %ame1 &     
dep5d5cy t p]petuate sy/emic racial     
disp>ities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
#ai4g p]c5t ( ,,aapi /ud5ts 9 grades #i 
to #ab s]i\sly consid]$ attempt+ suicide
 9 ! pa/ ye>2 ,:]eas y\? ( color 7      
witness to ! r5ew$ national att5tion &  
prote/s aga9/ racializ$ police viol5ce  
:5 an un>m$ ,black man nam$ ,george     
,floyd 0 murd]$ dur+ ! summ] ( #bjbj2   
,:]eas racism aga9/ ! ,,aapi community  
has be5 exac]bat$ due to x5ophobic1     
h>mful rhetoric to describe ! orig9s ( !
 coronavirus p&emic2 ,:]eas repeat$     
exp]i5ces ( racializ$ viol5ce &         
prejudice may lead to racial trauma :i* 
c manife/ z depression & anxiety2 ,:]eas
 racial inequities 9 m5tal heal? are a  
result ( hi/orical oppression &         

discrim9atory practices t h delib]ately 
& unju/ly t>get$ m>g9aliz$ communities2 
,:]eas /ructural racism has result$ 9   
limit$ access to heal? c>e = ,,bipoc    
adolesc5ts2 ,:]eas ! lack ( cultural    
und]/&+ & compet5cy by heal? c>e        
provid]s c cause individuals to delay or
 =go c>e & may contribute to            
und]diagnosis ( m5tal illness 9 p f     
racially & e?nically div]se populations2
 ,:]eas ,,bipoc adolesc5ts are          
significantly less likely ?an ,:ite y\? 
to receive treatm5t = _! depression     
ov]all because ( negative p]ceptions (  
m5tal heal? s]vices & provid]s )9 _!    
communities2 & ,:]eas ! lack ( s*ool    
res\rce fund+ results 9 a lack (        
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices1         
especially 9 s*ools ^: populations are  
pr$om9ately made up ( /ud5ts ( color3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t--  7#a7       
adolesc5ts exp]i5c+ m5tal heal? conc]ns1
 includ+ /ress1 depression1 anxiety1 &1 
among "s gr\ps1 increas$ risk = suicide1

 %\ld h readily available res\rces to   
effectively und]/& & ensure _! ne$s are 
address$2  7#b7 no adolesc5t or /ud5t1  
reg>dless ( _! race1 religion1 g5d]1    
sexual ori5tation1 nation ( bir?1 or    
economic backgr\nd1 %\ld face m5tal     
heal? issues alone2  7#c7 socioeconomic 
disp>ities1 /igma1 & unequitable access 
to heal? c>e res\rces are all b>ri]s t  
prev5t y\? f receiv+ ! help !y ne$2     
7#d7 public (ficials %\ld utilize _!    
respective plat=ms to increase aw>5ess &
 culturally compet5t res\rces 9 support 
( social1 emotional1 & m5tal heal? ne$s 
( adolesc5ts1 especially 9 support (    
/ud5ts ( color & gr\ps m susceptible to 
risk2  7#e7 ensur+ t /ud5ts ( color h   
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices is an    
ess5tial "p 9 mitigat+ increas$ suicide 
rates2  7#f7 ?r\gh culturally relevant  
treatm5t1 suicide prev5tion ef=ts mu/   
address ! liv$ exp]i5ces ( y\? ( color2 
&  7#g7 ,congress %\ld commit to        
adequately fund exi/+ programs &        
organizations t are work+ to close !    

racial & socioeconomic disp>ities 9     
m5tal heal?4