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.
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Opening Behavioral Health Center
12/17/19
The deaths of two middle school boys have forced the Ute Mountain Ute tribe to confront long-held stigmas surrounding suicide and mental health, which plague Native Americans at a higher rate than any other population in the United States. This fall, a …
Apply Now for NNEDLearn 2020!
12/13/19
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration invites National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) members to participate in its tenth annual training opportunity for community-based organiza …
Health Research Funding Lags for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
12/12/19
Clinical research funding continues to lag for the U.S. population of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, even though the nation’s largest biomedical funding agency has pledged to prioritize research on diverse populations, a new s …
NNED Partner of the Month – December 2019
12/03/19
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. Ka Hale Pomaika`i (KHP) has been selected as the Partner of the Month for December. Beginning in 1996, Ka Hale Pomaika`i …
Breastfeeding Disparities in African American Women
12/02/19
Breast milk benefits not only offers a nutritionally balanced meal, but some studies suggest that breastfeeding may even reduce the risk for certain allergic diseases, asthma, and obesity in your baby, as well as type 2 diabetes in moms. Also, breastfe …
Why Asian Americans Struggle to Seek Therapy
11/21/19
Koko Nishi learned gaman from her grandmother. Gaman describes the act of persevering through challenging times, the seemingly unbearable, with patience and poise. It’s a mindset by which many Japanese people ― including Nishi, a third-generation …
Advocates, Families Face Overwhelming Barriers to Help Homeless with Severe Mental Illness
11/19/19
For homeless people incapacitated by mental illness in Hawaii, years go by and ― for many ― nothing changes. They’re trapped. And their families struggle to get them help, despite a law passed five years ago that was supposed to offer a way out. Cheryl …
VA Partnership Supports Older Veterans Well-being
11/12/19
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently began partnering with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to engage Senior Corps volunteers in support of VA’s Choose Home Initiative, enabling older Veterans to receive needed …
NNED Partner of the Month – November 2019
11/05/19
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board has been selected as the Partner of the Month for November in celebration of …
Fighting Drug Addiction in Asian American Communities
10/29/19
Yvette Enrique knows what it’s like to struggle with “hiya,” or shame. She also understands what it’s like to feel the other side of “hiya,” known as “sayang” — in other words, feeling like a waste. Both of these concepts play a big role in Filipino cu …