Whereas July 2020 is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month ; Whereas the goals of BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month (formerly known as Minority Mental Health Awareness Month ) are— (1) to recognize disparities in the incidence of mental health-related challenges faced by Black, indigenous, and people of color (referred to in this preamble as BIPOC ) communities; (2) to raise awareness of the systemic drivers of those disparities; (3) to educate patients, caregivers, and the family members of individuals who may be in need of care on the importance of recognizing the signs of mental illness, seeking evaluation and accepting diagnosis, receiving and adhering to mental health treatment, and counseling; (4) to highlight the necessity of culturally informed and culturally effective mental health services to increase receptivity to treatment among communities of color and to reduce the social and cultural stigma associated with mental health services; (5) to underscore the need to dismantle the barriers to access faced by individuals who seek mental health care services; and (6) to overcome and repair the mental harm and trauma that are experienced by people of color and caused by systematic racism and racial bias; Whereas the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted communities of color, is expected to have grave and potentially long-term mental health implications due to the traumatic stress associated with pandemic conditions, including stress from— (1) the loss of resources to meet immediate and future needs; (2) grief and concerns for the safety of family and loved ones; (3) reduced social interaction and increased isolation and loneliness; (4) the stigma and xenophobia against Asian-American communities, including many incidents of hate during the COVID–19 pandemic, leading to negative mental health outcomes; and (5) a lack of consideration for pre-existing social-environmental disparities when addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID–19 on communities of color