The NNED keeps you in the know on what’s happening in behavioral health equity in the U.S. and around the world. Our collection of articles from multiple sources cover important headlines, recent findings, proposal calls, and more.
Turning Anger Into Action: Minority Students Analyze COVID Data on Racial Disparities
10/21/20
As the coronavirus swept into Detroit this spring, Wayne State University junior Skye Taylor noticed something striking. On social media, many of her fellow Black classmates who live or grew up in the city were “posting about death, like, ‘Oh, I lost t …
COVID-19’s Tragic Effect on American Indians: A State-by-State Analysis
10/19/20
In the United States, people of color have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and Native Americans are no exception. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Indian and Alaska Native people are 5. …
Latinx Community Faces Growing Crisis with HIV Diagnoses
10/15/20
Latinx communities are experiencing a growing health crisis as the number of HIV diagnoses increases among Latinx gay, bisexual and transgender men. In fact, 85% of new HIV infections among Latinos are men and there are an estimated 186,900 Latino men …
People of Color Face Significant Barriers to Mental Health Services
10/13/20
Richelle Concepcion still remembers the name she was called after trying to stop a White kid who was picking on younger peers on the swim team in high school. “Shut the f**k up, you Oriental b*tch!” that kid yelled at her so many years ago. Though Conc …
A Native American Clinic Gives Doses of Cultural Healing During COVID-19
10/08/20
Every morning, around 30 staff members with the Native American Community Clinic get together in an online virtual huddle. Before the day’s duties are assigned, Elder in Residence Renee Beaulieu-Banks, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, starts …
How Black Veterans Experience Racial Bias in Mental Healthcare
10/06/20
The current Black Lives Matter movement responding to anti-Black police brutality has evidenced the violence and discrimination that Black people in the U.S. (and elsewhere in the world) experience. Although the passing of the 13th amendment to the con …
NNED Partner of the Month – October 2020
10/01/20
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. Centro Multicultural La Familia has been selected as the Partner of the Month for October to honor Nationa …
Teens Launch Nonprofit to Destigmatize Mental Health for Asian Americans
09/29/20
A group of Asian American high school students are trying to raise awareness about mental health, something they say their peers desperately need. They have used their time in quarantine to launch a nonprofit, Project Lotus. The lack of know …
African Americans and Latinxs Get Less Mental Health Care
09/24/20
In her years as a mental health practitioner, Kyaien Conner saw a system that fell short for people of color. Most of her clients were white, even though she worked at mental health agencies in communities of color. And the tools used for diagnosis had …
Hawaii Receives Grant to Address Severe Meth Use Problem
09/22/20
Drug and alcohol use, mental health conditions, unemployment, and homeless are just some of the public health crises that have amplified amid the pandemic. Hawaii was already facing many of these prior to the outbreak and has witnessed a sharp increase …