This Senate resolution designates May 10, 2026, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day" to raise awareness about mental health issues affecting these communities. The resolution highlights significant challenges facing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations, including that nearly 65 percent of the estimated 2.6 million people in these communities who have mental health problems do not receive treatment, and that healthcare affordability is a major barrier with 56 percent citing cost as their biggest financial concern. The resolution also notes that from 2018 to 2024, suicide was the leading cause of death for AANHPI youth ages 15 to 24, making them the only racial or ethnic group in that age range with this distinction. The resolution is largely symbolic and calls on federal, state, and local health agencies to develop policies and improve help-seeking rates for mental health services in these communities by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate care. There is no funding attached to this resolution, as it functions as a statement of Senate support rather than an appropriations measure.
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