PRINTER'S NO. 1704
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
310
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, CEPHAS, BIZZARRO, FRANKEL, KENYATTA,
KORTZ, KIRKLAND, KINSEY, SCHLOSSBERG, HOHENSTEIN, HEFFLEY,
LONGIETTI, DONATUCCI, PASHINSKI, HILL-EVANS, HARKINS, STURLA,
FREEMAN, MURT, JOHNSON-HARRELL, YOUNGBLOOD, DiGIROLAMO,
CALTAGIRONE, McCLINTON AND SCHWEYER, MAY 6, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 6, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of May 2019 as "Mental Health Awareness in
the Black Community Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Persistent racial inequality and race-based
exclusion in the United States has translated into continuing
mental health disparities among African Americans and a
continuing mental health care gap; and
WHEREAS, African Americans are disproportionately affected by
serious psychological distress and mental health disorders; and
WHEREAS, Twenty-five percent of African Americans seek and
access mental health services as compared to 40% of individuals
representing other racial groups; and
WHEREAS, The American Psychological Association has reported
that young adult African Americans who have acquired higher
levels of education are less likely than other young adults to
seek mental health services; and
WHEREAS, Compared with other racial groups, African Americans
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