Whereas mental health disorders among youth is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as serious changes in the way youth typically learn, behave, or handle their emotions, which causes distress and problems getting through the day; Whereas 20 percent of youth between the ages of 13 and 18 live with a mental health condition; Whereas 50 percent of all lifetime cases for mental illness begin by age 14, and 75 percent by age 24; Whereas there has been an increase of youth diagnosed with mental disorders such as anxiety and depression in recent years; Whereas relative to White adolescents, Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander adolescents receive less treatment for anxiety disorders over their lifetime; Whereas Black and Hispanic adolescents receive less treatment for mood disorders, such as depression, over their lifetime; Whereas Black and Hispanic youth are about half as likely as their White counterparts to get mental health care; Whereas suicide is the second leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 years of age, and suicide rates in the United States are closely correlated to poverty rates of which there is a disparity based on race; Whereas 70 percent of youth in State and local juvenile justice systems, which are disproportionately comprised of Black and Hispanic youth, have a mental illness; Whereas due to stigmas and a shortage of culturally appropriate behavioral health services, youth in different communities of color do not always reach out for help to address mental illness; Whereas racial discrimination and other psychosocial stressors, such as police harassment, violence, trauma, implicit bias, and racism, are contributing factors to anxiety disorders, behavior disorders, and suicide