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.
Essential Reading On, and Beyond, Indigenous Peoples Day
10/08/18
The following was written by and from the perspective of Jade Begay and Dallas Goldtooth. Formerly known as Columbus Day, today is Indigenous Peoples Day in more than 80 (and counting) cities, counties, and states. While official recognition of this da …
One Year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Mental Health Challenges Remain
10/05/18
One year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria made landfall, recovery has progressed slowly and unevenly in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The territories’ health care systems continue to face capacity, infrastructure and financial challenges even …
Is Successful Healthcare a Question of Culture? Native American Clinic Treats the Whole Self
10/04/18
For Anne*, recovering from substance abuse, depression, and a 20-year eating disorder meant seeking help. But having moved around quite a bit as a child, she struggled to find adequate therapy despite decades of battling her issues. Because for Anne, p …
National Council for Behavioral Health Call for Papers for Annual Conference – NatCon19
10/02/18
The National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council) is now accepting speaker and topic submissions for NatCon19. If you are interested in presenting, submit a proposal by November 2, 2018. The selection process is highly competitive and Natio …
NNED Partner of the Month – October 2018
10/01/18
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects an organization to highlight once a month. Sunrise Community Counseling Center has been selected as the Partner of the Month for October in recognition of Domestic Violenc …
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Added to NIMHD’s Language Access Portal
09/28/18
Are you looking for health information in languages other than English for your local community or patient population? The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) expanded content on the Language Access Portal (LAP) include …
Childhood Trauma and its Lifelong Health Effects More Prevalent Among Minorities
09/26/18
When researchers first discovered a link in the late 1990s between childhood adversity and chronic health problems later in life, the real revelation was how common those experiences were across all socioeconomic groups. But the first major study to fo …
The Secret to Keeping Black Men Healthy? Maybe Black Doctors
09/25/18
Black men have the lowest life expectancy of any ethnic group in the United States. Much of the gap is explained by greater rates of chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease, which afflict poor and poorly educated black men in particular. B …
Hawaii’s Mental Health Care Crisis
09/21/18
When Stephen Kemble closed his Honolulu psychiatry practice last August, he tried to match 500 patients with a new psychiatrist. It was an impossible task — especially for recipients of Med-QUEST, Hawaii’s version of Medicaid. Kemble found only two psy …
3 Things to Know: Health Equity
09/18/18
To have a productive conversation about health equity, we need to get one thing straight: equity is not the same as equality. Striving for equality alone can actually perpetuate disadvantage. To remedy health disparities, some communities need more—not …