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.
FAA’s Diversity Push Includes Focus on Hiring People With ‘Severe Intellectual’ and ‘Psychiatric’ Disabilities
03/13/24
The Federal Aviation Administration is actively recruiting workers who suffer “severe intellectual” disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative spelled out on the agency’ …
How Fentanyl and Social Isolation Have Worsened Youth Homelessness Crisis in Oregon
03/11/24
In spring 2020, when COVID first began to grip the U.S., public health officials urged people to distance themselves from others and shelter in place. That was no problem for people with a stable home. But for young people experiencing homelessness, it …
Women With Endometriosis More Likely to Experience Mental Health, Menstrual, Pain Symptoms
03/08/24
Mental health, menstrual, and other pain symptoms are more common in women with endometriosis, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The mean delay of time between symptom onset and diagnosis is 7 …
Farm Family Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Revolutionized
03/06/24
A landmark alliance is launching free, anonymous, online mental health and wellbeing services to provide a nationwide safety net of confidential and on-demand support to farmers, ranchers and farm families. Unveiled at the American Farm Bureau Federati …
UGA Student on ‘Digital Divide’ in Mental Health Care and High-Speed Internet Study
03/04/24
When people in rural counties can’t connect to local mental health care services in their community, telehealth care can help. But these are also the counties most likely to lack access to broadband, according to a national study published Jan. 4 in th …
Partner of the Month — April 2024
03/01/24
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault has been selected as the Partner of the Month for April in …
Partner of the Month — March 2024
03/01/24
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. All Things Women, Inc has been selected as the Partner of the Month for March in celebration of Women’s History Month. Al …
Migrants’ Mental Health in Chicago Is a Looming Crisis
02/28/24
More than 25,000 migrants and asylum-seekers have arrived mostly from South and Central America since late August 2022. They are fleeing the collapse of their economies and as one social worker puts it, “misery.” Many came to Chicago on a bus from Texa …
Improving Maternal Care for New Moms in the Hispanic Community
02/26/24
The CCH Maternal Child Health team was evaluating postpartum complication rates from July 2020 through June 2021, and they noticed an increased rate in complications, such as postpartum hemorrhage and postpartum infection, with Hispanic patients compar …
‘We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Will Bring’: How Climate Change Is Affecting Fijians’ Mental Health
02/23/24
It’s unlikely any region of the world will escape the effects of climate change. These include increasing temperatures, more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods, rising sea levels, and more. But some areas, like the …