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.
AlohaCare Offers Members the Benefit of Native Hawaiian Healing Traditions
05/23/22
AlohaCare announced Ke Aloha Mau, their newly launched culturally responsive services to target mental, physical, and spiritual health. Beginning with Lomilomi and Hula, AlohaCare’s covered healthcare benefits will also include Ho‘oponopono and ‘Ai Pon …
New Findings on Opioid Risk Among Hispanic People
05/20/22
New findings are being released surrounding opioid recovery for Hispanics. The Father Tracy Advocacy Center, University of Rochester members, and Common Ground Health partners all gathered to discuss their research. Organizers say the Latino community …
Psychological Effects of Recent Violent Events
05/19/22
Social media and news coverage of shootings, bombings, and other events has been graphic and intense. In general, experiencing violence can result in serious psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTS …
The Indigenous Tribe Fighting Back Against the Addiction Epidemic
05/16/22
The Lummi Nation, a community of more than 5,500 people located on a small slice of land on the US west coast extending into the Salish Sea, has faced addiction issues on the reservation for decades. It has affected everything from crime to housing, fa …
Understanding Black Grief
05/13/22
With Black Americans leading shorter and sicker lives, it’s likely they are also experiencing grief more often and earlier in life, making bereavement a health disparity of its own, suggests new University of Arizona research published in Frontiers in …
Brain Scans May Reveal a Lot About Mental Illness, but Not Until Studies Get Bigger
05/11/22
MRI scans have allowed researchers to peer inside the human brain. And the technology is great at revealing damage from a stroke, or areas that light up when we see a face. But brain scan studies have yet to offer much insight into the underpinnings of …
Veteran Inspires Fellow Veterans Struggling With Mental Health
05/09/22
Bill Klingenberg is a veteran and Peer Support Specialist at the VA in Lexington. He’s using a personal challenge to help others who might be in a similar situation. “Air traffic controller,” said Klingenberg, who served in the U.S. Navy. “Was in it fo …
A Consequence of Health Disparities: Depression Among Sexual Minorities
05/02/22
Kafi Friday, BA, PharmD candidate 2023; and Prashant Sakharkar, PharmD, MPH, shared their poster “Examining Health Disparities and Level of Depression among Sexual Minorities: A Population-based Cross-sectional Study” at the American Pharmacists Associ …
NNED Partner of the Month – May 2022
05/02/22
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), has been selected as the Partner of the Month for May in celebration of Asi …
Attacks on Asian American Women Are Igniting a Conversation About Public Safety
04/27/22
From the 19th century Page Act, which depicted the majority of Chinese women in the US as sex workers, to US military occupations in Asia to pop culture touchstones such as “Full Metal Jacket,” Sung Yeon Choimorrow notes that Asian women in the United …