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.
OMH Announces Active & Healthy Challenge for National Minority Health Month
03/27/19
As part of its observance of National Minority Health Month in April, the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched the Active & Healthy Challenge. The purpose of the challenge is to en …
Reflections from Grantees of the African American Faith-Based Initiative
03/26/19
This article was written by and from the perspective of Josephine Gurch, with the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. This past summer, we checked in with God’s Way Christian Baptist Church of Taylor, Texas, one of 11 faith-based organizations to receiv …
For U.S. Army, Improving Mental Health Care Meant Breaking Down Barriers Between Teams
03/20/19
Long deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have contributed to an increase in mental health issues in the U.S. military, with many soldiers struggling to cope with post-traumatic stress, depression, and other mental health conditions. In a military cultu …
How Racial Bias Has Shaped the Opioid Epidemic
03/18/19
Implicit biases in doctor’s offices and elsewhere in health care are likely drivers behind stark racial and class divides in drug addiction and overdose deaths in California, a new study suggests. While affecting people across race and ethnicity, the o …
Our Health in Our Hands, Tribal Telehealth Care
03/12/19
For years, Alaska Native people sought to manage their own Tribal health care system. When the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium formed, that goal had been reached, and the work was just beginning. With Tribal health care in Alaska no longer direc …
Bill Promotes Hawaiian Healing as Alternative Mental Health Treatment
03/08/19
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is backing a bill that would promote Hawaiian healing as an alternative treatment for mental health. Recent studies published by OHA show one in four native Hawaiian teenage girls contemplate suicide, and the number of na …
Three African American Leaders Making an Impact on Mental Health in the Community
02/27/19
For the February 2019 African American History Month celebration, SAMHSA recognizes three leaders who have had significant impact on the mental health of their communities and beyond and have been important contributors to SAMHSA’s efforts to adva …
Patients with Serious Mental Illness Helped by Peers on Recovery Path
02/22/19
The use of peer support to assist patients with serious mental illness (SMI) at mental health centers has increased over the past 15 years—spurred in part by recommendations of President George W. Bush’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health to place …
2019 American Courage Awards Call for Nominations
02/19/19
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is calling for nominations for their annual event, the American Courage Awards. The 2019 American Courage Awards will showcase their storied history and provide the opportunity to honor individuals and organizat …
Actress Looks to Break Silence on Black Mental Health with New Foundation
02/15/19
You may know Taraji P. Henson from her award-winning performances in Empire, Hidden Figures, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. What may be news is that Henson is deeply concerned about the perception of mental illness in black communities, as we …