Legislation introduced by Democratic lawmakers would instruct the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to partner with local advocacy and behavioral health organizations to break down mental health stigmas in AAPI communities.
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have faced "a growing mental health crisis in recent years," including youth suicides, said Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif.Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images fileDemocratic lawmakers reintroduced a bill on Wednesday aimed at breaking down the persistent stigmas associated with mental health in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, known collectively as AANHPI, have faced"a growing mental health crisis in recent years, including increasing deaths by suicide of AANHPI youth,” said Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif, who introduced the bill in 2016 and is among several lawmakers re-introducing it.
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