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Mental Health App for Native Veterans Wins $3M VA Grant
11/01/23

An Arizona company has won a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a mental health app that aims to reduce suicide by military veterans on the Navajo Nation. The company, Phoenix-based Televëda Systems Inc.,...

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The National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) is a network of community-based organizations focused on the mental health and substance use issues of diverse racial and ethnic communities.  The NNED supports information sharing, training, and technical assistance towards the goal of promoting behavioral health equity.

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GOVERNMENT

  • Health and Health Care Disparities Among Persons Living with Disabilities
    February 5, 2024

FOUNDATION

  • Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity
    December 31, 2023
  • Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Grants
    December 31, 2023
  • Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
    December 31, 2023
  • Reducing Substance Use Disorder Grant
    January 31, 2024

REGIONAL

  • Strengthening Neighborhoods
    December 31, 2023
  • The Block Foundation Sustainable Community Grant
    December 31, 2023
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RECENT NEWS

  • LGBTQ Teens Often Struggle to Find Mental Health Care Tailored to Them

    12/01/23

    The LGBTQ community is “certainly in a state of crisis, particularly among youth,” Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., the first openly gay Afro Latino in Congress, told NBC News in an email. “Asking for help is a sign of strength, but we need to make sure th …

  • Practitioners Speak on Mental Health Care For Asian American Pacific Islanders

    11/29/23

    Mental health practitioners vocalized the importance of culturally informed care at the Asian American Pacific Islander mental health panel on November 3 at UNC Asheville. “One of the big things I think people should take away from this is the Asian Am …

  • Why Every Parent Needs to Be a Mental Health First Aider

    11/27/23

    Research has found that one in five adolescents (between ages 12-18) will suffer from at least one diagnosable mental health disorder. In addition to that, suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10-14, and the third leading caus …

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  • Substance Misuse Prevention Strategies to Improve Public Health: A Focus on State Practices

    12/06/23

    Join this Healthy People 2030 Webinar Series event focused on substance misuse. This webinar will highlight progress to date on three Healthy People 2030 objectives: MPS-02: Reduce emergency department visits related to nonmedical use of prescription o …

  • Behavioral Health Screening as a Part of Ongoing Care

    12/07/23

    This webinar focuses on the role of behavioral health screening tools in assessing and monitoring patients’ mental health. Using case studies, physician experts address concerns regarding screening pitfalls and practice readiness with a focus on pediat …

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The NNED has been a multi-agency funded effort with primary funding by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It is managed by SAMHSA's Office of Behavioral Health Equity, and the NNED National Facilitation Center operated by Change Matrix.
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