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.
Food Insecurity and Mental Health Crisis Among Concerns for Latino College Students
11/11/24
Latino college students face significant barriers across the United States, according to UnidosUS, the largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization who released a new national survey on Tuesday. Among the 3,000 Hispanic students between the ag …
1 in 3 U.S. Students Experience Racism at School: It’s Affecting Mental Health
11/08/24
Students who experienced racism said their mental health also deteriorated, a new study showed. In 2023, nearly a third of high school students across the U.S. said they had experienced racism in school, which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Asian Health Center Tries Unconventional Approach to Counseling
11/06/24
In her first months as a community health worker, Jee Hyo Kim helped violent crime survivors access supportive services and resources. When a client with post-traumatic stress disorder sought a therapist, she linked him to one that fit his needs. She h …
LGBTQ+ Women Face Disproportionate Rates of Mental Health Issues and Barriers to Care
11/04/24
A leading national survey finds that 22% of LGBTQ+ women respondents have attempted suicide, and 66% reported seeking treatment for trauma. “The trauma burden in this community is enormous,” said Jaime Grant, one of the researchers who conducted the su …
CMS-Approved Waivers Break New Ground for Medicaid Coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native Traditional Health Care Practices
11/01/24
On October 16, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved 1115 waivers in four states — Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Oregon — that, for the first time, allow state Medicaid agencies to cover American Indian and Alaska …
Staunton Farm Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Fund Organizations’ Mental Health Programs and Initiatives
10/30/24
Staunton Farm Foundation announced its latest round of grants on World Mental Health Day last week. The timing was just happenstance, though, as the Pittsburgh-based organization has been dedicated year-round to helping people who live with mental illn …
Helene Has Put New Stress on Asheville’s Unhoused Population
10/28/24
Asheville’s unhoused population is accustomed to navigating complicated pathways to meet basic needs from city and county resources, nonprofits, and religious institutions. Now tens of thousands of other Western North Carolina residents are experiencin …
Newsom OK’s LA County Plan to Build Norwalk ‘Mental Health Village’ at Unused State Facility
10/25/24
Most are aware that homelessness and mental health are presenting as a two-fold crisis on the streets of Los Angeles County. In short, it’s not enough just to find housing for the 75,312 homeless people in the county. That’s because surveys indicated a …
Here’s Why More Philanthropic Funders Need to Get behind Mental Health Research
10/23/24
Nearly one-quarter of American adults (22.8%), or almost 60 million, were living with mental illness during the past year. Recent survey data indicate that mental health conditions are even more common: One-half (51%) of Americans “have experienced dep …
‘Dismayed, but Not Surprised:’ Health Gap Between Urban and Rural America Is on the Rise
10/21/24
When Janice Probst read a report released in March by the federal Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service confirming that the health disparities gap between rural and urban Americans is widening, substantially, she was dismayed but not su …