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.
Centering the Voices of People of Color in the Fight Against Eating Disorders
05/24/18
The following is an interview by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) with Gloria Lucas, Founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride. Gloria Lucas is a self-described “chubby warrior, DIY punx educator, and eating disorder survivor” dedicated to in …
The Meaning and Impact of Community Resilience
05/21/18
In physics, resilience is an object’s ability to bounce back into its original form after sustaining a shock. In communities, it means something much more. Wendy Ellis, project director of the Building Community Resilience (BCR) collaborative at the Mi …
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19, 2018)
05/19/18
May 19 is the annual observance of National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#APIMay19). It’s a time for all of us to reflect on the impact that HIV has had on Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. It’s a time to rememb …
State of Health Equity at CDC Forum Continuing Education Now Available!
05/18/18
The 2017 State of Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Forum is now available to view and to earn free continuing education credits. The theme of the 2017 forum was Healthy Start, Healthy Life: The Building Blocks to He …
Social Determinants of Health Data Expands to 500 Cities
05/18/18
The City Health Dashboard, an online resource offering interactive insights into clinical data and social determinants of health, now covers 500 cities across the United States. The publicly available tool, developed by the Department of Population Hea …
Meet the Woman Behind Instagram’s Impactful Mental Health Movement
05/17/18
Mental health can be one of the most difficult things to talk about. Despite the fact that most people are touched in some way by mental illness — whether themselves or through someone they love — too often, being candid about this topic isn’t easy. Bu …
New HEAL Initiative Coordinates With the VA to Help Veterans with Mental Illness
05/16/18
A private veterans’ group, AMVETS, is joining with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to try to help mentally ill veterans who have fallen through the cracks in the system. “We all hear about 20 [veterans] a day that take their own life … or [th …
Latinos are Hit Especially Hard by The Opioid Crisis in Massachusetts, But Why?
05/11/18
The tall, gangly man twists a cone of paper in his hands as stories from nearly 30 years of addiction pour out: the robbery that landed him in prison at 17; never getting his GED; going through the horrors of detox, maybe 40 times, including this lates …
The NNED-a-thon Winner is…Changemakers!
05/11/18
Congratulations to the NNED-a-thon winner, Team 2—Changemakers! Twelve teams of NNEDLearn 2018 participants competed in a fast-paced interactive challenge to brainstorm strategies on the use of networks, including the NNED, to assist with eliminating …
Back to the Land: How One Indigenous Community is Beating the Odds
05/08/18
The following article was written by and from the perspective of David Danto, the Program Head of Psychology at the University of Guelph-Humber. In northern Ontario, surrounding James Bay and Hudson Bay, lie six remote First Nations communities. They r …