; Whereas the percentage of Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders who reported having any mental illness in 2021 was 16 percent and 18 percent, respectively; Whereas only 25 percent of Asian Americans received mental health services compared to non-Hispanic Whites; Whereas roughly 8 percent of Asian Americans and over 15 percent of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders reported have a substance use disorder, with 7 percent of Asian Americans reporting illicit drug use with reported unmet treatment needs; Whereas suicide rates among Black girls and boys have significantly increased over the last several years; Whereas minority youth are more likely to enter the criminal justice system with untreated mental health conditions; Whereas people of color make up the majority of essential workers in areas of food and agriculture and industrial, commercial, and residential facilities and services, and their mental health worsened with the increased risk of contracting COVID–19; Whereas minority populations disproportionately face racial inequality in mental health research requiring an increased need to ensure that diversified data are reflective of current mental health experiences; Whereas increased awareness and prioritizing prevention and treatment of mental health conditions disproportionately impacting people of color are needed to reduce the racial and ethnic disparity in minority mental health conditions rates as compared to nonminorities; Whereas the Biden-Harris administration has pioneered several mental health care initiatives, including implementation of the newly established mental health crisis service hotline 988 and significant investments in the National Health Service Corps, the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program, and the Minority Fellowship Program, to address the unprecedented mental health crisis; and Whereas Congress recognized July as the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month : Now, therefore, be it