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.
Suicide Rate for Native American Women Is up 139%
07/23/20
The US suicide rate is up 33% since 1999, but for Native American women and men, the increase is even greater: 139% and 71%, respectively, according to an analysis out this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for …
Colorado Wants To Ensure Coronavirus Won’t Affect Low-Income, Minority Communities Disproportionately
07/21/20
As the first cases of coronavirus arrive in the state, Colorado health and social services officials say they are striving to make sure lower-income residents and people of color are not disproportionately impacted by the illness and potential economic …
Ways To Help Children Who Suffer From Mental Health Conditions
07/16/20
The statistics are sobering. Rates of depression, anxiety and suicide among teens are on the rise, and by the time children reach the age of 17, more than 70 percent will have experienced at least one traumatic event, such as physical or sexual abuse o …
Immigrants in LA Create Mental Health Nonprofit Focused on Community Well-being
07/09/20
While lawmakers across the U.S. fiercely debate the implementation of mental health programs, a group of African immigrants in Los Angeles has created culturally relevant mental and public health assistance for their own communities. The African Commun …
How Coronavirus Affects Black People: Civil Rights Groups Call Out Racial Health Disparities
07/07/20
With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reaching pandemic proportions, the racial justice organization Color of Change has released a statement highlighting the disparities Black people face when dealing with the virus. The president of Color Of C …
NNED Partner of the Month – July 2020
07/01/20
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. A Pause 4 The Cause, Inc. has been selected as the Partner of the Month for July in celebration of National Minority Men …
How to Address Minority Health Inequities Exposed During COVID-19
06/30/20
The demonstrations against racial inequalities currently sweeping the globe, along with the continual spread of the coronavirus across the world, is shining a spotlight on an already serious problem the public health community has been fighting for yea …
Native American Tribe Plans to Build an Opioid Treatment Center, But Neighbors Protest
06/18/20
One morning last year, Brent Simcosky stepped out of a pickup truck in the middle of a sprawling field off Highway 101, stood in grass that brushed his knees and imagined an oasis from the scourge of opioids. The epidemic had struck particularly hard h …
COVID-19 Pandemic is Straining Low-Income and Hispanic Families in Abilities to Afford Basic Needs
06/16/20
As it confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, the US faces what could be its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. A successful government response to the economic consequences of the pandemic is critical for sustaining families’ health and well-b …
Taking on the “Perfect Storm”: Faith-based Organizations and Partnerships Address COVID-19 Critical Behavioral Health Needs in Communities of Color
06/11/20
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. This July, communities are facing the “perfect storm” of crises that are deepening the disparities in mental health and wellbeing. The current COVID-19 pandemic, economic crisis, behavioral healt …