,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aj1 #bjbc,ms4   
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4    
,br[n1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,cortez     
,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,fett]man1  
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4    
,ros51 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,mr4  
,wyd57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1    
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,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&] 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is        
preamble z ,,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 languages1        
cultures ( orig91 acculturation1 migrant

 /atus1 & colonization /atus2 ,:]eas1 9 
#bjba1 #gg p]c5t ( ! e/imat$ #b1fjj1jjj 
,,aanhpi individuals :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
 to #bjbj1 ,,aanhpi y\? #aj to #bd ye>s 
( age 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$2    
,:]eas language access cont9ues to be a 
critical issue = ,,aanhpi individuals   
seek+ m5tal heal? s]vices1 :e!r due to !
 limit$ numb] ( provid]s ) ! necess>y   
language skills to provide 9-language   

s]vices or ! significant language loss  
fac$ by ,native ,hawaiian & ,pacific    
,isl&] 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 ,,aanhpi individuals 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 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &        
,national ,m5tal ,heal? ,aw>5ess ,mon?1 
recogniz+ ! importance ( m5tal heal? to 
! well-be+ & heal? ( ,,aanhpi families &
 communities & connect+ ! importance (  

"o's cultural h]itage to good m5tal     
heal?3 ,n[1 !re=e be x ,t ! ,s5ate--    
7#a7 supports ! designation ( ,may #aj1 
#bjbc1 z ,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$ges ! importance ( rais+ aw>5ess 
ab\t m5tal heal? & improv+ ! quality (  
c>e = ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native          
,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]            
communities2  7#d7 recognizes t         
celebrat+ cultural & l+ui/ic h]itage is 
b5eficial to m5tal heal?2 &  7#e7       
enc\rages ,f$]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