The NNED keeps you in the know on what’s happening in behavioral health in the U.S. and around the world. Our collection of articles from multiple sources cover important headlines, recent findings, proposal calls, and more.
The Case for Behavioral Health Screening in HIV Care Settings
01/27/17
This report from the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions lays out the clear need for HIV treatment providers to jointly address behavioral health concerns and HIV, starting with screening for mental health and substance use disorders. Th …
A Whole-Family Approach Shows Promise in Keeping Young Offenders Out Of Prison
01/26/17
Children as young as 13 can be tried in adult criminal court for serious crimes in New York state. But instead of redirecting troubled kids, prison hardens them. That’s why the New York Foundling, a private children’s-advocacy organization, offers an a …
Tackling Patients’ Social Problems Can Cut Health Costs
01/25/17
The following is an excerpt from an article on Kaiser Health News by Sarah Varney: Patients like the Houston man are health care’s so-called “super-utilizers”— people with complex problems who frequent emergency rooms for ailments more aptly handled by …
OMH’s Youth Health Equity Model of Practice Accepting Applications for 2017 Class of Fellows
01/24/17
The HHS Office of Minority Health Youth Health Equity Model of Practice (YHEMOP), provides Health Equity Fellowships to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students interested in a career in health. These fellowships provide hands on, “in the field” l …
Poverty’s Impact on a Child’s Mental Health
01/23/17
Growing up in poverty exposes children to greater levels of stress, which can lead to psychological problems later in life, a new study suggests. Researchers at Cornell University reported that kids who grow up poor are more likely to have reduced shor …
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week (January 23–29, 2017)
01/23/17
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® links students with scientists and other experts to counteract the myths about drugs and alcohol that teens get from the internet, social media, TV, movies, music, or from friends. It was launched in 2010 by scient …
Together Empowering Asian Minds Issues Call for Videos to Raise Awareness on Mental Health Issues
01/19/17
Together Empowering Asian Minds (TEAM) is a peer-led coalition formed to address the urgent and unique challenges faced by any Asian American with mental health issues, most especially Asian American women. To help raise awareness about this important …
Nominate an Innovative Prevention, Treatment, or Recovery Support Program That Addresses Addiction
01/18/17
The Addiction Policy Forum and their partners have just launched a new project featuring innovative programs to address addiction in the fields of prevention, treatment, recovery support, overdose reversal, criminal justice reform and law enforcement s …
Texas Judge Takes Specialized Court for Veterans on the Road
01/17/17
In the Army, Richard Ress survived duty in some of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan, but on a July day in 2009, he seemed ready for his life to end in the back of a Texas police car facing his third drunken-driving arrest in less than a year. Ac …
Unemployment and Prescription Drug Abuse
01/13/17
For most of us, “unemployment” conjures up images of worry, stress and lack of clarity. A new study conducted by epidemiologist and Associate Professor Silvia Martins, M.D., Ph.D., of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health connects the d …