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.
It’s Time to Stop Ignoring Afro-Latino Health Disparities in the U.S.
02/20/18
Public health research has documented racial disparities in health and health care for decades. When looking at the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. ― including cancer, stroke and heart disease ― mortality rates among black Americans are higher t …
How Childhood Trauma Can Affect Your Long-Term Health
02/16/18
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris had one of those rare and amazing “aha!” moments a decade ago when reading a scientific paper. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had found that the more traumatic events a person suffered in childho …
Communities Driving Health Equity
02/14/18
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) is proud to present a documentary video series that spotlights local organizations across the U.S. advancing health equity for their communities by addressing the environmental, social, economic, and structural ch …
Mental Health American Awards Nominations – Now Open
02/13/18
Each year, Mental Health America (MHA) recognizes outstanding work by the media, its affiliates, young people, adult mental health consumers, and those working in the mental health field at MHA’s Annual Conference. This year, MHA will be distributing t …
Examining the Social and Economic Impacts on the Health of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
02/13/18
Alika Maunakea is leading a study to scientifically prove what seems apparent to many: Social and economic forces in a community can impact health. Maunakea, assistant professor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi at M …
A Quick Guide on How to Talk to Children About Mental Health
02/12/18
The following guide was written by and from the perspective of Louise Theodosiou, a child and adolescent psychiatrist. The parents and care takers I meet through my job as a child and adolescent psychiatrist often tell me about young people in their li …
Inside the Native American Foster Care Crisis Tearing Families Apart
02/08/18
Elisia Manuel remembers when she and her husband Tecumseh received their first foster child. “We had to go buy the boy some clothes,” she told Vice. “We had to get him everything, because he came with nothing. The agency even had to lend us a car seat …
Veteran’s Aren’t Always Getting the Mental Care they Urgently Need
02/01/18
Thomas Burke Jr., a Marine who returned from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq to attend Yale Divinity School, has also done three tours in the Veterans Health Administration for mental health care and says he’s experienced mixed results. Burke, 28, served …
“We believe in you:” How one Oregon High School Guides Latino Students to Graduation
01/29/18
In the spring of her junior year, Vania Torres’ home life went to pieces. A close relative who lived with Torres and her parents in Milwaukie went through an ugly divorce and custody battle. Arguments raged. Then for agonizing weeks, it appeared the ba …
‘I-AM SHAKTI’ Movement to Help South Asian Americans Face Mental Health Challenges
01/26/18
Archit Baskaran remembers the pressure he felt during his senior year of university. He had long been the emotional support for a friend who dealt with mental illness, he recalled. And while he said his friend eventually found professional help, Baskar …