Resolution to Designate May 10, 2026, as AANHPI Mental Health Day

• •The Senate supports designating May 10, 2026, as 'National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day'.
• •The resolution encourages federal, state, and local health agencies to adopt laws and policies to improve mental health service help-seeking rates for AANHPI communities.
• •56 percent of AANHPI adults report that healthcare costs are the most difficult item to afford.
• •65.3 percent of the estimated 2.6 million AANHPI individuals meeting criteria for a mental health problem do not receive treatment.
• •Between 2018 and 2024, suicide was the leading cause of death for AANHPI youth aged 15 to 24.
• •The resolution calls for the disaggregation of AANHPI population data to better understand mental health needs across specific subpopulations.
• •The resolution identifies a need to increase the number of mental health providers and paraprofessionals who represent AANHPI communities.
• •The resolution acknowledges that historical discrimination and racial violence contribute to trauma and stress within AANHPI communities.

This resolution establishes a national awareness day and encourages federal, state, and local health agencies to adopt policies aimed at increasing mental health service usage among AANHPI populations.

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.