,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #h1 #bjbe,ms4    
,hirono 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 &   
,ms4 ,w>r57 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( ,may #aj1 #bjbe1 z        
,national ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native      
,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] ,m5tal     
,heal? ,day4  ,:]eas ! ,asian ,am]ican1 
,native ,hawai#8ian1 & ,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 backgr\nd1 education      
level1 types ( employm5t1 languages     
spok51 cultures ( orig91 acculturation1 
& migration & colonization /atus2 ,:]eas
 ,a,a,n,h,p,is h among ! l[e/ rates (   

utilization ( m5tal heal? s]vices1 &    
#fe4c p]c5t ( ! e/imat$ #b1ijj1jjj      
,a,a,n,h,p,is :o meet crit]ia = a m5tal 
heal? problem d n receive treatm5t2     
,:]eas1 f #bjah to #bjbc1 ,,aanhpi y\?  
ages #aj to #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* subpopulation1 
s t specific culturally & l+ui/ically   
appropriate solutions c be develop$2    
,:]eas language access cont9ues to be a 
critical issue1 :e!r due to ! limit$    
numb] ( provid]s ) ! necess>y language  
skills to provide 9-language s]vices or 
! significant language loss fac$ by     
,native ,hawai#8ian & ,pacific ,isl&]   
communities due to colonization2 ,:]eas 
!re is a ne$ to significantly increase !
 numb] ( provid]s1 includ+              
p>apr(essionals1 repres5t+ ,,aanhpi     

communities & provide !m ) necess>y     
tra9+ & ongo+ support2 ,:]eas hi/orical 
discrim9ation & curr5t racial viol5ce   
t[>d ,a,a,n,h,p,is increase trauma &    
/ress1 und]ly+ precursors to m5tal heal?
 problems2 ,:]eas !re is a critical ne$ 
to raise aw>5ess ab\t1 & improve m5tal  
heal? lit]acy among1 ! ,,aanhpi         
community to r$uce ! /igma associat$ )  
m5tal heal? issues2 & ,:]eas ,may is bo?
 ,national ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native     
,hawai#8ian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] ,h]itage 
,mon?1 an opportunity to celebrate ! va/
 contributions ( ?is population to !    
society ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ,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=e1
 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports !     
designation ( ,may #aj1 #bjbe1 z        
,national ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native      
,hawai#8ian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] ,m5tal   
,heal? ,day2  7#b7 recognizes !         

importance ( m5tal heal? to ! well-be+ &
 heal? ( families & communities2  7#c7  
ackn[l$ges ! importance ( rais+ aw>5ess 
ab\t m5tal heal? & improv+ ! quality (  
c>e = ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native          
,hawai#8ian1 & ,pacific ,isl&]          
communities2  7#d7 recognizes t         
celebrat+ "o's cultural & l+ui/ic       
h]itage is b5eficial to m5tal heal?2 &  
7#e7 enc\rages ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
heal? ag5cies to adopt laws1 policies1 &
 guidance to improve help-seek+ rates = 
m5tal heal? s]vices = ! ,asian ,am]ican1
 ,native ,hawai#8ian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] 
community & o!r communities ( color4