Use this space to continue to engage in discussions and share resources for for Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Month in July.

Use this space to share information on organizations, culturally-specific material, and on-line training resources.

Use this space to post any questions that you have about the NNED Forum Call that took place on May 19th on telehealth. The use of telehealth/telemedicine is an innovative strategy that can be used to reduce and eliminate disparities in access to care. This Forum Call will highlight the use of telehealth technologies in bridging barriers and access to behavioral health care.

Many community-based organizations are applauding the passing of the historic HR 3580 Patient Protection & Affordability Care Act. There are important implications in this legislation for behavioral healthcare, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS, and minority health. Questions still remain about how meaningful this healthcare reform bill is, and how it will affect vulnerable populations.

Join this forum space to download the presentation slides and other resources from this NNED Network in Action Forum Call on 4/21/10. This Forum Call will highlighted two NNED efforts: Best Practices for Pacific Islander and Native American Indigenous Communities, Community-Defined Evidence Project (CDEP): Spotlight on the Bienvenido Program.

Is your organization wondering how to partner with faith-based communities or vice versa? Participate in this forum to learn from organizations that are already partnering effectively. Share your successes, challenges and questions!

Has the American understanding of mental illness that has spread globally damaged indigenous understandings of mental illness irreparably? Read the New York Times Magazine article entitled The Americanization of Mental Illness to learn more. Visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/magazine/10psyche-t.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th.

Use this space to download the resources/powerpoints from the Social Media Strategies for Community-Based Organizations call on December 15th. Also use this space to continue to engage with the presenters and participants after the webinar is over.