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.
Incarceration Associated With Negative Mental Health Risks for Black Men
11/30/22
When University of Pennsylvania doctoral student Helena Addison worked as a nurse at an inpatient psychiatric hospital, she encountered many people who had previously been incarcerated. The interactions made her want to better understand the mental hea …
Why Race Matters if You Have Bipolar Disorder
11/30/22
Bipolar disorder — a mental health condition characterized by periods of extreme highs (mania) and deep lows (depression) — affects 2.8 percent of U.S. adults. While marginalized racial and ethnic communities, such as Black and Hispanic-Latinx people, …
Elevate CBOs: SAMHSA Data and Publicly Available Analysis Tools
11/28/22
We invite you to join this informational virtual workshop led by Kathy Downey Piscopo and Sam Brown from SAMHSA’s Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) to learn how to use SAMHSA data and tools to advance your behavioral health eq …
“1 Mile 1 Veteran” Podcast Kicks off to Prevent Veteran Suicides
11/25/22
In Honolulu, a local veteran is kicking off a podcast called “1 Mile 1 Veteran” to help prevent suicides in the veteran community. The host and founder, Danny Mayberry served in the Navy for 11 years with several deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Af …
How to Find a Therapist Who Focuses on Latine Mental Health
11/21/22
It’s no secret that there is a stigma in the mental health field, no matter the demographic. People are afraid to go to therapy because of how it may look to other people (for the record, it looks healthy). And while this spans across cultures, when it …
Hawai’i Medical Service Association Invests $125,000 for Youth Mental Health Initiatives
11/16/22
In response to the urgent need for resources to address the youth mental health crisis in our local communities, Hawai‘i Medical Service Association is investing $125,000 to support five unique programs across the state. The KIDS COUNT 2022 Hawaiʻi pro …
People With Alzheimers and Dementia-Related Disorders Need Mental Healthcare as Well
11/14/22
The most expensive disease in the United States is not what you think it may be: cancer. It is Alzheimer’s Disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that tends to affect people who are older in age. Most people know someone who has had Alzheimer …
College Students Are ‘Quiet Quitting’ to Preserve Their Mental Health
11/11/22
Quiet quitting is becoming more popular among U.S. workers, due in part to pandemic-related burnout. Now, new data show college students are hopping on the trend as one-third of these individuals report putting less effort into schoolwork in an effort …
Surviving Gun Violence Does Not End Victims’ Pain and Trauma
11/09/22
Hospital programs like Healing Hurt People in Philadelphia and Chicago’s Shirley Ryan AbilityLab are dedicated to providing psychological aftercare to victims of gun violence. It is an area that psychologists say gets too little emphasis, considering t …
Native American Communities Prioritize Culture to Treat Mental Health
11/04/22
The shortage of Native American mental health clinicians is both a professional and a personal issue for Mary Owen. “I’ve struggled with depression myself since high school,” said Owen, a Native American physician in Duluth and associate dean of Native …