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Recognizing May 10th as AANHPI Mental Health Awareness Day

The Senate supports designating May 10th as National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day. This resolution highlights the critical mental health crisis within these communities, noting low treatment rates and high suicide rates among youth. It encourages federal, state, and local agencies to adopt policies that improve access to culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health services.
Key points
Official recognition of May 10th to raise national awareness of mental health challenges faced by the AANHPI community.
Encourages government health agencies to implement policies that increase help-seeking rates and address language and cultural barriers in mental healthcare.
Acknowledges the urgent need to reduce stigma and increase the number of mental health providers from these diverse communities.
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Additional Information
A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2023, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day".
Print number: SRES 205
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Process start date: 2023-05-10