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.
Black Mental Health Professionals Work to Improve Access to Care in Birmingham
04/15/24
Alabama ranks 50th in access to mental health care, according to a 2022 Mental Health America study. Despite the stigmas surrounding mental health, Birmingham-based counselors and advocates are working to ensure underserved communities are receiving qu …
Incarcerated Mississippians With Mental Illness Face Nation’s Second-Longest Wait for Care
04/12/24
Mississippians who need mental health treatment before they can stand trial have to wait in jail longer than people in any other state but Texas, according to a new national study by the nonprofit Treatment Advocacy Center. But the Department of Mental …
Poor Access to Mental Health Care Leaves Georgia Children Who Need a Psychiatrist in the Lurch
04/10/24
When Layken Edenfield was little, her moods would switch quickly, her mother, Teresa Edenfield remembers. “One minute she’d be happy and laughing, and the next minute she’d be crying her eyes out,” Edenfield said. “She was really hypersensitive about c …
A Deep Dive Into Ca’s Mhealth Effort to Support Youth Mental Health
04/08/24
As healthcare stakeholders attempt to stem the youth mental health crisis in America, many have turned to digital health technology. The latest to do so is the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), which has launched a statewide endeavo …
Texas A&M Health Launches Rural Engagement Program
04/05/24
The Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) is stepping up its support for rural health care in Texas by launching the Rural Engagement Program. This new initiative combines efforts from the Texas A&M schools of medici …
Lived Experience Perspectives Essential to Reducing Global Mental Health Stigma: Study
04/03/24
Media and anti-stigma activities could help combat mental health stigma and discrimination, but only with lived experience involvement, according to research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College Lo …
Helping Veterans Navigate Mental Health Challenges
04/01/24
There are about 18 million veterans in the United States. It’s estimated that about 20 percent of them may have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, significantly more than the general population (at about four percent). These condition …
Rising Latino Suicide Rates Worry Community Leaders
03/27/24
The suicide rate for Hispanic people in the United States has increased significantly over the past decade. The trend has community leaders worried: Even elementary school-aged Hispanic children have tried to harm themselves or expressed suicidal thoug …
Maui Wildfire Survivors Face Mental Health Crisis Months After Tragedy
03/25/24
Five months after wildfires destroyed homes and lives on the Hawaiian island of Maui, residents are sounding the alarm on an ongoing mental health crisis facing those impacted by the destruction. The Aug. 8 wildfires left thousands of businesses and re …
Finding Mental Health Care Is Difficult for Asian Americans
03/22/24
There is a nationwide shortage of therapists that serve the Asian American community. In 2021, less than 4% of psychologists identified as Asian American or Asian Pacific American, compared with 80% who identified as White. On top of that, not all of t …