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.
How to Support Your LGBTQ Child’s Mental Health
06/27/22
About 9.5% of youth ages 13 to 17 in the United States belong to the LGBTQ community, according to a 2020 survey conducted by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. And LGBTQ youth who felt high social support from their families reported attemp …
We Need to Discuss Mental Health in the Latinx Community
06/24/22
The intensity of life’s daily tasks under the weight of depression and other mental illnesses can be devastating. On a good day, it might manifest as internal chats over why showering and brushing your teeth is a good idea. On other days, the delayed a …
New Report Highlights Key Findings on the Health, Mental Health, and Social Service Needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in California
06/22/22
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) are among the fastest-growing racial groups in California and nationwide. In response to a wave of attacks on AANHPIs, California passed the API Equity Budget in 2021 that included a th …
Black Students Experiencing Racism on Campus Lack Mental Health Support
06/20/22
College campuses are a microcosm of racial strife happening across the nation. From 2018 to 2021, the Southern Poverty Law Center identified 1,341 incidents of white supremacist pamphleteering on college campuses. The Anti-Defamation League recorded ar …
Juneteenth: Mental Health and the Black Community
06/17/22
As Juneteenth approaches, Black healthcare workers are thinking about the behavioral health of Black communities. Overall, mental health conditions occur in Black and African American people in America at about the same frequency as white Americans. Ho …
Racial Prejudices Affect the Mental and Physical Health of Minorities
06/15/22
People who live in communities with high levels of racial prejudice have a higher rate of heart disease and mental health problems, as well as deaths in general, according to research by the U.S. Psychological Association (APA). The studies, published …
LGBTQ+ Military Members and Veterans Face Economic, Housing, and Health Insecurities
06/13/22
During a West Point Pride Month ceremony in 2021, one decade after the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT), Cadet Frankie Rivera spoke about the enduring stigma encountered by LGBTQ+ service members. He said that, to this day, he knew of friends b …
As a Bhutanese Refugee in Pittsburgh, I Grew up in a Quiet Mental Health Crisis
06/10/22
As a Bhutanese refugee coming of age in Pittsburgh in the 2010s, I often heard of death. Death that happened to people — self-inflicted. I found myself on the periphery of the mental health crisis that seemed to have engulfed our community, though it w …
Improving Native Hawaiian Elders’ Access to Healthcare
06/06/22
The difficulties rural-dwelling Native Hawaiian kūpuna (elders) face when seeking healthcare is the focus of a new study conducted by the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. “Our research underlined …
New Survey Data Shows LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health Crisis
06/03/22
Last year, nearly half of LGBTQ+ youth seriously considered suicide, including more than half of trans youth, according to new data from The Trevor Project. These figures reveal a deadly, mental-health crisis among high school and college-age LGTBQ+ yo …