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.
A Plan to Get Women Veterans to Use More Mental Health Services
01/04/18
Denise Berry remembers the day a mortar blew up part of the hospital in Iraq where she was working as a U.S. Army combat medic. The explosion claimed a person in a portable toilet next to her, blew up her truck, and made the ambulance she was working u …
Call for Proposals for the 2018 National Council of Urban Indian Health Annual Leadership Conference
01/03/18
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) invites individuals to submit proposals for a presentation at the NCUIH Annual Leadership Conference being held in Arlington, VA, June 26-28, 2018. Proposals are due by January 22, 2018, via electroni …
Black Women’s Health Imperative Accepting Reproductive Justice Video Submissions
01/03/18
The Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) would like to give a shout out to all the participants in the My Sister’s Keeper (MSK) Challenge! Judging by the response, it’s clear that young women want and need to be heard. One of the issues that everyone …
Why Forster Care Students in Seattle are Beating the Odds
12/22/17
Thirty-six percent. That was the high school graduation rate for youth in foster care in Seattle and King County, Washington, in 2010. “We were shocked. I mean, tears flowed,” says Janis Avery. For more than two decades, she has led a nonprofit called …
The Importance of Fostering Emotional Diversity in Boys
12/19/17
You’re given a choice: Would you rather spend your day feeling happy versus happy interspersed with some moments of sadness, frustration, and anxiety? Most of us would choose the first option in a heartbeat. Psychologists, too, long championed the impo …
Messages for Suicide Loss Survivors During the Holidays
12/18/17
When you lose someone to suicide, everything can feel different. Even (and maybe especially) traditions and customs you’ve learned to look forward to can feel strange and “not right” without your loved one. During the holidays, this means figuring out …
The “Double Stigma” Faced by Adolescent Mexican-American Mothers with Depression
12/15/17
Every year, the Hogg Foundation gives the Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award for Mental Health Dissertation Research to eligible doctoral candidates at The University of Texas at Austin. Awardees receive a scholarship to help cover research-related …
NNEDLearn 2018 Applications Deadline Extended to December 22!
12/14/17
Get ready for another exciting year of NNEDLearn! The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) invites NNED members to participate in the NNED’s eighth annual training opportunity, NNEDLearn 2018. NNEDLearn is a unique opport …
Middle School Students Confront American Indian Stereotypes
12/14/17
When Lewis and Clark Middle School eighth-graders prepared questions for a panel of American Indian educators, Jacie Jeffers offered some advice. “It’s a no-holds-barred kind of thing,” said Jeffers, a School District 2 American Indian Education Achiev …
Historically Black Institutions Making & Innovation Showcase (Register by Dec 22)
12/13/17
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, with funding from the National Science Foundation, will support students and faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities to participate in the Making & Innovation Showcase. The …