,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#cj1 #bjbf,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,booker1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4   
,markey1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,rosen1    
,mr4 ,schatz1 and ,ms4 ,warren7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 designation of ,may #aj1 #bjbf1 as     
,national ,asian ,american1 ,native     
,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander       
,mental ,health ,day4  ,whereas the     
,asian ,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and
 ,pacific ,islander 7referred to in this
 preamble as ,,aanhpi7 community is     
among the fastest growing population    
groups in the ,united ,states and has   
made significant economic1 cultural1 and
 social contributions2 ,whereas the     
,,aanhpi community is extremely diverse 
in terms of socioeconomic background1   
education level1 types of employment1   

languages spoken1 cultures of origin1   
acculturation1 and migration and        
colonization status2 ,whereas the       
,,aanhpi community is facing an         
affordability crisis1 particularly      
related to healthcare1 to the point     
where #ef percent of ,,aanhpi adults    
said that the cost of healthcare was the
 most difficult item in their life to   
afford2 ,whereas ,a,a,n,h,p,is have     
among the lowest rates of utilization of
 mental health services1 and #fe4c      
percent of the estimated #b1fjj1jjj     
,a,a,n,h,p,is who meet criteria for a   
mental health problem do not receive    
treatment2 ,whereas1 from #bjah to      
#bjbd1 ,,aanhpi youth ages #ae to #bd   
years old in the ,united ,states were   
the only racial or ethnic population in 
this age category whose leading cause of
 death was suicide2 ,whereas it is      
imperative to disaggregate ,,aanhpi     
population data to get an accurate      
representation of the depth and breadth 
of the mental health issues for each    

subpopulation1 so that specific         
culturally and linguistically           
appropriate solutions can be developed2 
,whereas language access continues to be
 a critical issue1 whether due to the   
limited number of providers with the    
necessary language skills to provide    
in-language services or the significant 
language loss faced by ,native ,hawaiian
 and ,pacific ,islander communities due 
to colonization2 ,whereas there is a    
need to significantly increase the      
number of providers1 including          
paraprofessionals1 representing ,,aanhpi
 communities and provide them with the  
necessary training and ongoing support2 
,whereas historical discrimination and  
current racial violence toward          
,a,a,n,h,p,is increase trauma and       
stress1 underlying precursors to mental 
health problems2 ,whereas there is a    
critical need to raise awareness about  
and improve mental health literacy among
 the ,,aanhpi community to reduce the   
stigma associated with mental health    

issues2 and ,whereas ,may is both       
,national ,asian ,american1 ,native     
,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander       
,heritage ,month1 an opportunity to     
celebrate the vast contributions of this
 population to the society of the       
,united ,states1 and ,national ,mental  
,health ,awareness ,month1 recognizing  
the importance of mental health to the  
well-being and health of families and   
communities1 and connecting the         
importance of one's cultural heritage to
 good mental health3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports  
the designation of ,may #aj1 #bjbf1 as  
,national ,asian ,american1 ,native     
,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander       
,mental ,health ,day2  7#b7 recognizes  
the importance of mental health to the  
well-being and health of families and   
communities2  7#c7 acknowledges the     
importance of raising awareness about   
mental health and improving the quality 
of care for ,asian ,american1 ,native   
,hawaiian1 and ,pacific ,islander       

communities2  7#d7 recognizes that      
celebrating one's cultural and          
linguistic heritage is beneficial to    
mental health2 and  7#e7 encourages     
,federal1 ,state1 and local health      
agencies to adopt laws1 policies1 and   
guidance to improve help-seeking rates  
for mental health services for the      
,asian ,american1 ,native ,hawaiian1 and
 ,pacific ,islander community and other 
communities of color4