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.
HRSA and HUD Launch Data Integration Pilot to Improve HIV Care and Housing Coordination
01/12/17
According to data from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), people living with HIV who are temporarily or unstably housed have lower rates of retention in care and viral suppression. A new $3.6 million, three-year investment of resources from the S …
Helping Ex-Inmates Stay Out of the ER Brings Multiple Benefits
01/11/17
People with a history of incarceration are typically much sicker than the general population, especially returning inmates like Horn. Studies performed primarily in Ohio and Texas have found that more than 8 in 10 returning prisoners have a chronic med …
Black Student-Athlete Summit Raises Awareness About Mental Health
01/10/17
Sports psychologist Angel Brutus noticed one of her student-athlete clients motioning for her to come over during a post-practice team huddle. The team had just concluded a great practice, during which the athlete, dominant and focused, received praise …
How Digital Health Could Revolutionize the Mental Healthcare System
01/09/17
Mental health has long been taboo from a social perspective, and access to care (especially in rural areas) is often sporadic. Health tech can address this problem The immediate need for quality mental healthcare in America is huge – 43.8 million adult …
Potential Benefits of Yoga for People Who Experience Mental Health Problems Related To Trauma
01/06/17
Across the country, health and human service providers have shown a growing interest in using yoga as an option for treating people who experience mental health problems. But a recent study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found tha …
Researchers Identify Mental Health Screening Tools, Barriers for Latino Children
01/05/17
In a bid to improve mental health screening of Latino children from immigrant families, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have identified a culturally sensitive set of tools that are freely available to pediatricians, take less than 10 …
Foster Care Youth Need Critical Health Care After They Age Out
01/03/17
U.S. teens who age out of the foster care system face health care access issues as adults, putting them at risk for lifelong health problems, a new report shows. “Fostering Health: The Affordable Care Act, Medicaid and Youth Transitioning from Foster C …
Apply Now for NNEDLearn 2017—Seventh Annual Training for Community-Based Organizations
01/03/17
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is pleased to be offering its seventh annual training for community-based organizations, NNEDLearn 2017, an opportunity for NNED members to learn and implement evidence-based, adapt …