September 2009 NNED Note
NNED Highlights NNED Partner of the Month: Every
month on the home page the NNED will be featuring a NNED Partner
organization in order to highlight pockets of excellence. This month
the Bienvenido program at the Northeastern Center in Indiana has been
selected. To learn more about the Bienvenido program visit the NNED
home page at http://www.nned.net. NNED Network in Action Forum Calls: The October call will highlight preliminary findings of the Community Defined Evidence Project (CDEP), a joint partnership with the National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA) and the NNED. The call will be held on Thursday, Oct. 15th from 3:00-4:30pm ET. A separate invitation to register for the call will be sent to NNED partners and affiliates.
What's New White House Launches Fatherhood Initiative: NPR (8/11) reported on the recent launch of the national fatherhood tour by the White House Office of Faith-Based and
Neighborhood Partnership which
will "go around the country holding town hall meetings to discuss the
importance of fatherhood and speak with community organizations about
what policies best work to build strong families." For more information click here. President Obama Announces HIV/AIDS Community Discussions: President Obama has announced the launch of the National HIV/AIDS
Community Discussions, a series of events hosted by the White House Office of National
AIDS Policy (ONAP). These events will offer the public a chance to provide input on a
National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). For more information click here. Community Health Workers Improve Outcomes for the Underserved: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a
report that found
that Community Health Workers can serve as a means of improving outcomes for underserved
populations for some health conditions. For more information click here. Asian American Women at Risk for Suicide: Although Asian-Americans as a group have lower rates of thinking about
and attempting suicide than the national average, U.S.-born
Asian-American women seem to be particularly at risk for suicidal
behavior, according to new University of Washington research. For more information click here. SBI Codes Can Work in Community Hospitals: Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol and other
drug problems can be effectively implemented in community hospitals if
certain barriers are addressed and overcome, according to researchers
at Rhode Island Hospital. For more information click here. For more news click here . Learning Clusters Community Advocacy and Engagement: This NNED Learning Cluster had a consensus meeting in August and has
developed a work plan focused upon including behavioral health care in
general health care reform. Additionally, the group is working to
develop a Community Bill of Rights that focuses on issues related to
behavioral health.
For more information visit the Learning Clusters page on the NNED website. Funding Opportunities Foundation Matrix: YouthBuild
USA and Global Youth Justice have developed an extensive foundation
funding matrix. To download the matrix from the NNED's Funding
Opportunities page click here. September 22 -- Public Health Services and Systems Research: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks to engage new researchers in the field of
public health services and systems research. September 29 -- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Pathways Out of Poverty: The Department of Labor (DOL) announces the availability of grant funds for projects that provide
training and placement services to provide pathways out of poverty and
into employment within the energy efficiency and renewable energy
industries. October 14 -- Rethinking Mental Health: Ashoka's
Changemakers, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is seeking submissions for their
Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing collaborative
competition. The competition will
provide three
winners with awards of $5,000 to further their initiative. October 16 -- Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV: The purpose of this funding is to provide, on an ongoing outpatient basis, high quality early intervention services/primary care to individuals with HIV infection. October 21 -- Collaborative Minority Alcohol Research Center Development: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invites
applications for linked awards to assist researchers and faculty at
Minority-Serving
Institutions (MSIs) establish collaborative partnerships. For more funding opportunities as well as a list of foundation grant opportunities visit the NNED Funding Opportunities page. Calendar Items First Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnership Initiative TA Conference: The FBPI is holding technical assistance and training meetings across
the country for faith-based and community groups. The first meeting is
taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 22-24, 2009. For more
information click here. Latino Behavioral Health Institute Annual Conference:
The LBHI Conference offers learning opportunities and networking for
researchers, academicians, consumers, family members and practitioners
in Latino Behavioral Health. The conference takes place in Los
Angeles, California on September 23-25, 2009. For more information click here. RFI Cultural Competency Training Curriculum: The Hogg Foundation has released a Request for Information for cultural competency training curricula. The
foundation seeks information about cultural competency training
programs for mental health service providers. Proposals are due September 30, 2009. For more information click here. Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competency Conference: This conference entitled “New Shores: Health and Social Service
Messages for Emerging Populations” offers two tracks, one for the
emerging Somali community and one for health, behavioral heath, social service, education
and other care providers. The conference takes place in Columbus, Ohio
on October 1-2, 2009. For more information click here. Children's Mental Health Research and Policy Conference, Call for Papers: The 23rd Annual Children’s Mental
Health Research & Policy Conference out of the Research and
Training Center for Children's Mental Health is looking for presenters
at their conference in Tampa, Florida on March 7-10, 2010. Submissions
must be submitted by October 31, 2009. For more information click here. Stigma and Disparities in Children's Mental Health Conference, Call for Presentations: The Annual Conference on Improving Services for Children and Families
will be accepting presentations for their conference in San Diego,
California until November 3, 2009. For more information click here. For more Calendar events click here . Resources Standardization of Patient Race, Ethnicity and Language Data: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released a report suggesting that
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) develop national
standards for collecting data on patient race, ethnicity and primary
language to better understand and address care quality disparities. For more information click here. National Survey of Drug Use and Health Report on Race/Ethnicity: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
has recently released a short report from the National Survey on Drug
Use and Health (NSDUH) that focuses upon racial and ethnic minorities. For more information click here. Procedural Guidance on HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a
guide for community-based-organizations (CBOs) to increase the number
of persons living with HIV who know that they are infected and to give
them and persons at high risk for HIV infection the best tools
available for staying healthy and reducing the chance of giving HIV to
others. For more information click here. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Substance Abuse: The
Substance Abuse Policy Research Program recently released a policy
brief on the 2002 Institute of Medicine publication Unequal Treatment
(Smedley
et al, 2002) that found that minorities in the United States generally
receive inferior health care and have worse health outcomes than
Caucasians. For more information click here. Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood: The Urban
Institute has released a collection of new research that examines youth
vulnerability and risk-taking behaviors on several outcomes for young
adults has released a collection of new research that explores the
sometimes rough road to adulthood. For more information click here. Characteristics of Children of Immigrants: In tandem with their Children of Immigrants Data Tool,
the Urban Institute has released a publication, entitled Children of
Immigrants: National and State Characteristics , that describes the
national and state characteristics of children of
immigrants based on recent American Community Survey data. For more
information click here. Resource Guide on Supporting GLBTQI Individuals with Mental Illness: NAMI
and Upenn Collaborative on Community Integration have released two new
resource guides on supporting GLBTQI individuals with mental illness.
For more information click here. For more resources click here . Thank you for your ongoing interest in and support of the NNED.Supported by SAMHSA , NCMHD , and the Annie E. Casey Foundation
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