,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbe,ms4  
,crockett 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1   
,mr4 ,bell1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new
 ,york1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4  
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 
,?an$>1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 & ,ms4 ,williams (
 ,georgia7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,support+ !   
goals & ideals ( ,m9ority ,m5tal ,heal? 
,aw>5ess ,mon? & recogniz+ !            
disproportionate impacts ( m5tal heal?  
conditions & /ruggles on m9ority        
populations & communities4  ,:]eas m ?an
 #a 9 #e adults 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates live )
 a m5tal heal? condition2 ,:]eas1 9     
#bjbc1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &   
,prev5tion report$ t suicide 0 among !  
top #h lead+ causes ( dea? = p ages #aj 
?r\gh #fd2 ,:]eas ! /igma surr\nd+ m5tal
 heal? conditions significantly         
contributes to ! decision ( p ) m5tal   

heal? conditions to =ego treatm5t2      
,:]eas m9ority p]sons are m likely to   
exp]i5ce symptoms ( diagnosable m5tal   
heal? conditions ?an nonm9orities1 )    
,native & ,indig5\s ,am]ican adults     
report+ ! highe/ rate ( m5tal heal?     
conditions ( any s+le race-id5tify+     
gr\p2 ,:]eas m5tal heal? conditions may 
fir/ pres5t !mselves ?r\gh exp]i5c+ &   
notic+ sy/ematic racial inequities &    
racial trauma2 ,:]eas ,asian ,am]icans &
 ,pacific ,isl&]s fac$ almo/ a          
#aej-p]c5t surge 9 anti-,asian          
discrim9ation & x5ophobic hate-relat$   
incid5ts dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1     
lead+ to exac]bat$ exp]i5ces ( /ress1   
anxiety1 depression1 & suicidal         
ideation2 ,:]eas /udies %[ t exp]i5c+   
racial discrim9ation has l$ to a direct 
l9k to m5tal heal? issues z ?is causes  
su/a9$ levels ( /ress1 :i* lead to      
adv]se physical1 emotional1 & m5tal     
heal? outcomes1 includ+ po/-traumatic   
/ress disord] 7,,ptsd71 depression1 &   
he>t disease2 ,:]eas ,black adults are m

 likely to report frequ5t & consi/5t    
emotional di/ress symptoms yet d n      
receive ! help !y ne$2 ,:]eas m9ority   
adults :o h family income t is less ?an 
! ,f$]al pov]ty l9e are twice z likely  
to exp]i5ce & report psy*ological       
di/ress comp>$ to adults :o h family    
income t is 9 excess ( #b times ! pov]ty
 l9e2 ,:]eas m9ority m5tal heal?        
provid]s make up less ?an "o-fif? ( !   
pr(ession1 lead+ to a sev]e lack (      
access to repres5tational m5tal heal?   
pr(essionals & culturally in=m$ treatm5t
 options2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 less ?an #ac 
p]c5t ( ,lat9x adults ages #ah to #dd :o
 exp]i5c$ m5tal heal? conditions receiv$
 treatm5t1 9 contra/ to ov] "o-?ird (   
nonm9orities2 ,:]eas language b>ri]s    
result 9 ! inaccessibility ( &          
reluctancy to seek heal? c>e &          
misdiagnoses & miscommunication betwe5  
pati5t & physician1 :i* decrease !      
quality ( c>e & cause adv]se &          
ineffective heal? outcomes2 ,:]eas      
disp>ities 9 insurance cov]age =        

culturally specific m5tal heal?         
conditions exi/ & h l$ to a reluctancy  
to seek heal? c>e among m9ority         
communities2 ,:]eas ,native & ,indig5\s 
p]sons face significant b>ri]s to m5tal 
heal? c>e s]vices1 cl9ics1 & res\rces   
due to exp]i5c+ disproportional heal?   
insurance cov]age2 ,:]eas ne>ly half (  
pregnant p]sons :o exp]i5c$ depression 7
 n treat$2 ,:]eas ov] half ( pregnant   
m9ority individuals d n receive treatm5t
 or res\rces = pr5atal & po/p>tum m5tal 
heal? conditions2 ,:]eas pregnant p]sons
 :o rema9 untreat$ = m5tal heal?        
conditions relat$ to anxiety1           
depression1 & mood disord]s face high]  
risks ( exp]i5c+ adv]se pregnancy &     
bir?+ outcomes2 ,:]eas m9ority p>5ts    
exp]i5ce po/p>tum depression at a rate t
 is d\ble t ( nonm9ority p>5ts2 ,:]eas  
economic loss due to lack ( productivity
 caus$ by untreat$ m5tal heal?          
conditions is r\ghly #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj p]
 ye>2 ,:]eas ne>ly ?ree-f\r?s ( m9ority 
*ildr5 are less likely to receive a     

diagnosis ( ,,adhd_/,,add comp>$ to     
nonm9ority y\?2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai    
p&emic caus$ an increase 9 report$      
symptoms ( anxiety & depression & 9     
suicide dea? rates 9 m9ority communities
 z comp>$ to nonm9orities2 ,:]eas       
suicide is "o ( ! lead+ causes ( dea?   
among ,asian_/,pacific ,isl&] ,am]ican  
y\?2 ,:]eas ! p]c5tage ( ,asian         
,am]icans & ,native ,hawaiian & ,pacific
 ,isl&]s :o report$ hav+ any m5tal      
illness 9 #bjba 0 #af p]c5t & #ah p]c5t1
 respectively2 ,:]eas only #be p]c5t (  
,asian ,am]icans receiv$ m5tal heal?    
s]vices comp>$ to non-,hispanic ,:ites2 
,:]eas r\ghly #h p]c5t ( ,asian         
,am]icans & ov] #ae p]c5t ( ,native     
,hawaiian & ,pacific ,isl&]s report$    
hav+ a sub/ance use disord]1 ) #g p]c5t 
( ,asian ,am]icans report+ illicit drug 
use ) report$ unmet treatm5t ne$s2      
,:]eas suicide rates among ,black girls 
& boys h significantly increas$ ov] !   
la/ sev]al ye>s2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjba1 #a 9  
#e ,black high s*ool /ud5ts report$     

s]i\sly consid]+ attempt+ suicide 9 !   
pa/ ye>1 & t same ye>1 ne>ly #ah p]c5t  
_h made a suicide plan1 & #ae p]c5t     
report$ attempt+ suicide2 ,:]eas m9ority
 y\? are m likely to ent] ! crim9al     
ju/ice sy/em ) untreat$ m5tal heal?     
conditions2 ,:]eas p ( color make up !  
majority ( ess5tial work]s 9 areas (    
food & agriculture & indu/rial1         
comm]cial1 & resid5tial facilities &    
s]vices1 & _! m5tal heal? wors5$ ) !    
increas$ risk ( contract+ ,,covid-#ai2  
,:]eas m9ority populations              
disproportionately face racial          
inequality 9 m5tal heal? rese>* requir+ 
an increas$ ne$ to ensure t div]sifi$   
data are reflective ( curr5t m5tal heal?
 exp]i5ces2 ,:]eas ! ,bid5-,h>ris       
adm9i/ration pione]$ sev]al m5tal heal? 
c>e initiatives1 includ+ implem5tation (
 ! m5tal heal? crisis s]vice hotl9e     
#i-h-h1 & made significant inve/m5ts 9 !
 ,national ,heal? ,s]vice ,corps1 !     
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,national ,/rategy =     
,suicide ,prev5tion1 ! ,behavioral      

,heal? ,work=ce ,education & ,tra9+     
,program1 & ! ,m9ority ,fell[%ip        
,program to address ! unprec$5t$ m5tal  
heal? crisis2 ,:]eas rec5t actions by ! 
,trump ,adm9i/ration h und]cut inve/m5ts
 & jeop>diz$ ! improvem5ts 9 address+ ! 
unique ne$s ( m9ority communities 9     
combat+ m5tal heal? *all5ges2 ,:]eas1 )9
 ! fir/ #ajj days ( ! curr5t ,trump     
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices' ,sub/ance ,abuse &     
,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration    
t]m9at$ #aj p]c5t ( its /aff1 includ+   
individuals op]at+ ! national #i-h-h    
,suicide & ,crisis ,lifel9e2 ,:]eas !   
,trump ,adm9i/ration's ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal? cancel$ ov] #ijj    
,f$]al heal? grants1 includ+ ^? work+ on
 address+ racial heal? disp>ities &     
increas+ div]sity 9 cl9ical rese>*2     
,:]eas1 foll[+ ,executive ,ord] #adaea1 
! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices  
direct$ employees to remove program     
descriptions involv+ race1 sex1 & g5d]1 
& to revise reque/s = applications =    

programs address+ div]sity & inclusion 9
 heal?2 ,:]eas ,f$]al ag5cies "u !      
,trump ,adm9i/ration 7 giv5 a li/ (     
words to review to limit1 avoid1 or     
remove f gov]nm5t websites1 includ+ !   
foll[+3 anti-racism1 b>ri]s1 bias1      
,,bipoc1 ,black1 cultural diff]5ces1    
discrim9ation1 disp>ity1 div]sity1      
equity1 e?nicity1 g5d]1 heal? disp>ity1 
,hispanic m9ority1 immigrants1 ,,lgbtq1 
m5tal heal?1 m9orities1 ,native         
,am]ican1 racial m9ority1 sociocultural1
 transg5d]1 tribal1 und]repres5tation1 &
 wom52 ,:]eas ! ,trump ,adm9i/ration's  
,dep>tm5t ( ,education releas$ plans to 
reallocate ov] #a1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ,f$]al  
m5tal heal? grant fund+ = s*ools2 ,:]eas
 ! a=em5tion$ actions by ! ,trump       
,adm9i/ration w cause deva/at+ h>m to   
*ildr5 & adults battl+ & seek+ treatm5t 
= m5tal heal? *all5ges2 & ,:]eas        
increas$ aw>5ess & prioritiz+ prev5tion 
& treatm5t ( m5tal heal? conditions     
disproportionately impact+ p ( color are
 critically ne$$ to r$uce ! racial &    

e?nic disp>ities 9 m9ority m5tal heal?  
condition rates z comp>$ to             
nonm9orities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! m5tal heal? disp>ities 9   
our c\ntry fac+ ,black & ,indig5\s      
individuals & p ( color 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7#b7 calls on ! ,presid5t to   
increase m5tal heal? c>e access t       
ackn[l$ges ! unique ne$s & incorporates 
racial1 cultural1 & social diff]5ces t  
m9ority communities exp]i5ce2  7#c7     
commits to cont9u+ to "w )1 :]e         
appropriate1 ! prop] executive ag5cies  
to address ! ongo+ m5tal heal? crisis   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 its t]ritories1 
& f$]ally recogniz$ ,tribes2 &  7#d7    
seeks to provide z _m res\rces & funds z
 possible to m5tal heal? c>e s]vices    
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 its t]ritories1 
& f$]ally recogniz$ ,tribes4