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.
Creating Supportive Systems to Improve Mental Health Outcomes for Young African American Boys: An Urgent Conversation
08/23/18
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, in collaboration with the HHS/Office of Minority Health, hosted a NNED Virtual Roundtable, Creating Supportive Systems to Improve Mental Health Outcomes for Young African American Boys: An …
Health Centers Provide Necessary Integrated Care to Hawaii’s Underserved
08/20/18
Imagine having nowhere to sleep tonight. Every shelter in your neighborhood is full, and you have nowhere else to turn. You’re left on the street, wondering where you’ll get your next meal, your next hot shower or even prescription refill to manage you …
How Police Killings Affect Black Mental Health
08/16/18
“#IfIDieInPoliceCustody Know that the color of my skin was the only crime committed,” a woman tweeted in 2015, three days after Sandra Bland was found dead in her Texas jail cell.“Nothing will happen to the Police in the Freddie Gray case… ” a man tw …
2018 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholars
08/15/18
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) held its annual Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) from July 23–27, 2018 in Bethesda, Maryland. As with previous years, the selection process was very competitive with n …
What We Know About the Connection Between Climate Change and Suicide Rates
08/14/18
The above-average temperatures that result from climate change are worrying for many reasons—and, according to a study published this week in Nature Climate Change, an increase in suicide rates is among them. The study, which used data from the United …
Written Exposure Therapy: A Shorter but Effective Treatment for PTSD
08/13/18
First-line treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often require many treatment sessions and delivery by extensively trained therapists. Now, research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has shown that a shorter the …
Request for Comments: Drafted Indian Health Service Strategic Plan Fiscal Year 2018-2022
08/09/18
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is developing an Agency-wide Strategic Plan to guide the work and strengthen partnerships with Tribes and Urban Indian Organizations. The IHS is seeking public comment on its Draft IHS Strategic Plan fiscal year (FY) 201 …
Suicide Risk among Pacific Islander, American Indian, and Multiracial Youth
08/08/18
A national study found that Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHPI), American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN), and multiracial adolescents have an increased risk of illicit substance use, depressed mood, and suicidality compared to their non-His …
#BeTheDifference This Back-to-School Season
08/07/18
Mental illness and substance use disorders are prevalent. And that’s true for young people, too: one in five youth aged 13-18 will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. That means that in a classroom of 25 students, five will have a mental ill …
Mental Health Advocates Share Stigmas They Face as a Person of Color with Mental Illness
08/06/18
In the world of mental health awareness, there are myriad stigmas that make it harder to get treatment. For people of color who live with mental illness, those stigmas can be compounding. Whether it’s the dangerous myth that Black men are “too strong” …