This NNED space highlights events related to your behavioral health equity work.
We highlight events available online such as webinars or telecasts, national conferences and meetings, and regionally-based events that NNED members can register for and attend.
Youth Substance Use Data Support a Common Liability of All Drug Use
10/23/19
The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is proud to present this installment of its Research Into Action webinar series featuring Dr. Robert DuPont, Dr. Caroline DuPont, and Dr. Bertha Madras discussing their recent article, “Drug use amo …
Engaging Allies in the Culture of Health Movement
10/28/19
On October 28, 2019, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) will host the fifth meeting of Culture of Health Program’s (CoHP) ongoing stakeholder meeting series to engage allies in the Culture of Health movement. This meeting is focused on messaging he …
Asian American and Pacific Islander Civil Rights Fourm
10/29/19
The annual Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Civil Rights Forum aims to advance the presence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the Northeastern region, both in numbers and in prominence. To achieve this mission, this forum will pro …
Cultural Competence: What it Means for Person-Centered Thinking, Planning, & Practice
10/29/19
Cultural competence is widely recognized as essential to the delivery of high quality and effective services and supports by policy makers, health, mental health and social service professionals, educators, and researchers. There is a solid base of evi …
6th Annual Latinx Summit and Forum “New Technologies and Emerging Communities”
11/07/19
New, emerging and bolder voices from undocumented, multi-cultural, indigenous and LGTBQ communities are growing in many cases, thanks to changes in technology and access to digital platforms. These voices and narratives are responding to current polici …
400 Years of Inequity: A Call to Action Summit
11/08/19 - 11/09/19
Four hundred years ago, the first ship containing enslaved Africans arrived in British North America. Since then, systems and institutions in America have provided preferential opportunity to some citizens while simultaneously subjecting people of Afri …
Transforming Community Development through Arts and Culture
11/13/19
How are artists and culture-bearers working with communities and community development organizations to tackle some of the most pressing and complex issues of our time, including gentrification and displacement, racial health inequities, climate insecu …
Ensuring Equity: LGBQ/GNCT Youth and the Juvenile Justice System
11/13/19
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning, gender nonconforming and transgender (LGBQ/GNCT) youth are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. Nationwide, 7-9% of youth identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, however, 20% of youth incarcerated identify …
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health 30th Annual Conference
11/14/19 - 11/16/19
Did you know that 1 in 5 children in America experience social, emotional and behavioral challenges? One undisputed constant in our society is that all children who survive childhood and adolescence will become adults. For children who experience untre …
30th Annual Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health’s Conference
11/14/19 - 11/16/19
The only national conference dedicated solely to issues that impact children, youth and young adults with behavioral health challenges and their families. The conference focus is inclusive of children and youth who experience complex diagnostic challen …
NatCon20: Kaleidoscope
04/05/20 - 04/07/20
The National Council for Behavioral Health is the unifying voice of America’s mental health and addictions service and treatment organizations. Each year, they elevate that voice at NatCon, the largest behavioral health conference in health care. Since …