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.
Tracing the History of Blacks and Mental Illness
10/23/19
Tracing the history of how the mental health of African Americans was characterized during slavery sheds light on why disparities in psychiatric care still exist. Historically, concepts of race and mental illness have been intimately linked in American …
Barbershop Interventions Improving Health Outcomes
10/14/19
A safe haven. A country club. A place where people can be themselves: That is how patrons and shop owners describe U.S. barbershops in black neighborhoods. “The barber-client relationship is a very special one,” Herman Muhammad, owner of Supreme Style …
NNED Partner of the Month – October 2019
10/07/19
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. Angels Recovery Inc. has been selected as the Partner of the Month for October in honor of National Domestic Violence Awa …
Latinxs and African Americans still Facing Barriers to Accessing Formal Mental Health Support
10/03/19
African Americans and Latinxs face barriers that prevent many from seeking mental health treatment and often rely on more informal networks for support. “The number one barrier I would say centers around the stigma of mental health,” said Dr. Patrie Wi …
The ‘Asian Model Minority’ Can Have Serious Mental Health Consequences
10/01/19
The importance of maintaining “face” in Asian cultures goes back thousands of years. In the US, where Asian Americans also grapple with a rampant high-achiever stereotype, people are suffering silently. For 20-year-old Annie Shi, nothing was scarier th …
Doctors Concerned About ‘Irreparable Harm’ to Separated Migrant Children
09/26/19
In South Texas, pediatricians started sounding the alarm weeks ago as migrant shelters began filling up with younger children separated from their parents after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. The concerned pediatricians contacted Collee …
More Clarity on Why HIV Rates Are So High Among Gay & Bi Black Men
09/24/19
Compared with their white counterparts, Black men who have sex with men (MSM) have an HIV prevalence rate 16 times greater than their white counterparts, despite the fact that they get tested for the virus more frequently and are less likely to have co …
Hispanics/Latinxs Face Growing Mental Health Care Crisis
09/18/19
Spanish-speaking Americans across the U.S. say they have a hard time finding mental health care services in their native language. Only 5.5% of U.S. psychologists say they’re able to administer mental health care services in Spanish, according to a sur …
Continuing the Dialogue: Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic in Black and Hispanic/Latinx Communities
09/16/19
In response to the overwhelming interest in the SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity and Justice-Involved (OBHE) webinar by the same name, the NNED organized a virtual roundtable to build on the conversation. New participants and previous att …
Police Shootings of Unarmed Blacks Adversely Impact Mental Health in Black Community
09/12/19
Police shootings of unarmed black Americans have adverse effects on the mental health of other black Americans in the general population, according to a study published Thursday in The Lancet. The report was released just two days after a pol …