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.
Active Minds Emerging Scholars Fellowship Call for Proposals
11/21/17
The Emerging Scholars Fellowship seeks proposals for unique and thought-provoking research or creative projects related to mental health. The Emerging Scholars Fellowship program encourages creativity in the development of a project that reflects inter …
Taxi Watch: Suicide Prevention Drive that Saved 200 Lives
11/21/17
Taxi driver Derek Devoy was leading a secretive double life. In the mornings, he got out of bed, got dressed and ready for work, but as soon as his wife and children left the house, he went back to bed again. He kept up the pretence for eight months, u …
Documentary ‘Lovesick’: Matchmaking for HIV Patients Explores ‘Human Cost of Loneliness’
11/17/17
When filmmakers Ann S. Kim and Priya Giri Desai stepped into Dr. Suniti Solomon’s office in April 2008, they knew they weren’t meeting any ordinary doctor. Having discovered India’s first case of HIV in 1986 and founded one of the country’s foremost A …
How the Opioid Crisis is Affecting Native Americans
11/15/17
Last week on an NPR program, there was a conversation about how the opioid crisis is affecting African-Americans and Latinos. NPR felt that it was necessary because so much of the news coverage has focused on the white rural experience, which while imp …
Pregnancy and Childbirth Mortality Rates on the Rise for African American Women
11/14/17
Every year, around 700 women in the United States die as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications. As many as 60,000 expectant mothers suffer problems that come close to costing them their lives. America is one of the most developed nations in t …
Preschoolers Learn Hands-On Farming to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Hispanic and Low-Income Families
11/13/17
As childhood obesity soars among low-income communities with limited access to fresh produce, some educators in Colorado are combating the problem by joining the farm-to-preschool movement. Now these preschoolers are learning their ABCs while picking v …
Health and Healthcare Disparities Among Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
11/08/17
The National Veteran Health Equity Report details patterns and provides comparative rates of health conditions for vulnerable Veteran groups. Specifically, this report is designed to provide basic comparative information on the sociodemographics, utili …
Following Violent Events: How to Deal With Stigmatizing Remarks About Mental Illness
11/07/17
Research shows that people living with mental health issues are more likely to be victims of a violent crime as opposed to the ones committing them. Yet a formulaic response tends to follow tragedies: Mental illness is bad and it’s what caused this to …
America’s 8-Step Program for Opioid Addiction
11/06/17
Drug overdoses, nearly two-thirds of them from prescription opioids, heroin and synthetic opioids, killed some 64,000 Americans last year, over 20 percent more than in 2015. That is also more than double the number in 2005, and nearly quadruple the num …
A Quarter of Students Report Being Bullied, Survey Finds
11/03/17
A quarter of students in grades five through twelve report being bullied, a survey by San Francisco-based YouthTruth Student Survey finds. Drawing on anonymous responses from a 180,000 students in thirty-seven states, the report, Learning From Student …