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.
Feeling Burned Out? So Is Your Therapist
12/26/22
Karen Osterle is a therapist who specializes in anxiety, anxious depression, and relationship issues. So for her, the pandemic has been like running one long Ironman Triathlon. Multiple times. While Osterle made sure not to overcommit herself, she stil …
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day and Combatting Mental Health Stigma
12/23/22
When we think of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the name resonates with the fight for freedom from segregation and civil rights justice for people of all racial backgrounds and classes. Often overlooked and rarely the focus of media attention was his …
Access to Native American Practices to Treat Mental Health on Rise
12/16/22
Researchers have long pointed to the importance of incorporating cultural practices into behavioral health care for Native Americans, but there is an ongoing struggle to ensure those services are accessible and affordable. In past years, federal and st …
For Fear of Being Labeled ‘Loco’, Hispanics Dodge Mental Health Resources and Suffer
12/09/22
What do Hispanics fear more than a friend arriving on time (or even worse, EARLY) to the party they are hosting? The answer: talking about mental illnesses! As much as Hispanics turn a blind eye to being “on time”, they close both eyes to any sort of c …
The Dangerous Impact Of Racial Trauma On The Black Community
12/07/22
Psychologists use the term trauma to describe an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, rape, or natural disaster. Racial trauma, or race-based traumatic stress, refers to the specific mental and emotional harms linked to racism and d …
How to Cope with Loneliness During the Holidays
12/05/22
Feeling lonely is a common part of the human experience but that doesn’t make loneliness easier to handle. Starting with Thanksgiving and ending with the grand finale — New Year’s Eve — the focus of the next few weeks is on celebrating with family, cow …
Breaking the Cycle: How Parental Mental Health Affects Kids — and What to Do About It
12/05/22
When Mariana Pimentel thinks about her childhood in a small town in Mexico, she remembers being surrounded by anger and desperation. Her parents worked long hours to support Pimentel and her brothers and sisters, so they were often absent. When they we …
50 Years After Its Founding, Chinatown Center Still Fights Stigma That Keeps Asian Americans From Accessing Mental Health Help
12/05/22
When San Francisco commissioned a study in 1971 about the mental health of local children, it found that only one Chinese American kid in the city was receiving mental health treatment. “There weren’t linguistically and culturally appropriate services, …
Suicide Prevention Program Helps Support Young Native Americans
12/02/22
The suicide rate in the United States has been rising for decades, with some ethnic groups seeing astronomical jumps. “Native communities experience higher rates of suicide compared to all other racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., with suicide being …
NNED Partner of the Month – December 2022
12/01/22
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. Fragile Families NETWORK has been selected as the Partner of the Month for December. Grandfamilies are created when a gra …