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.
Watch NNED-a-thon Highlights From NNEDLearn 2017
04/24/17
This year during the on-site NNEDLearn 2017 training in New Mexico, participants collaborated and transformed during the NNED-a-thon! The NNED-a-thon was a new opportunity for NNEDLearn 2017 participants to engage with each other in teams to solve a ch …
Bringing Psychiatrists into Schools Can Help Vulnerable Kids When They Need It Most
04/21/17
As the outreach counselor for Battle High School in Columbia, Missouri, Dana Harris’s job is connecting students with services when they have mental and emotional troubles such as ADHD, anxiety or depression. This used to mean hours of calling communit …
Study Ties Student Homelessness to Poor Health, Academic Performance
04/20/17
The study from the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness ties homelessness and health to school performance. For example, in districts with more homeless kids than average, about one-third of third graders can read proficiently. In districts …
Mental Health Inequalities for Deaf and Disabled Individuals
04/19/17
Studies have shown that disabled and deaf people are more likely to experience common mental health problems, especially anxiety and depression. Around one in three people with chronic physical impairment experience a mental health problem, compared to …
Oklahoma Launches Pay-for-Success Program for Prison-Diversion Program
04/18/17
The State of Oklahoma, in partnership with Tulsa-based Family & Children’s Services, has announced a pay-for-success (PFS) contract with Women in Recovery aimed at reducing the female incarceration rate in the state, the highest in the nation. Esta …
Changing the National Dialogue Regarding Mental Health among African American Men
04/13/17
Every year, more than 40 million Americans struggle with mental illness. African American men are as likely as anyone else to have mental illness, but they are less likely to get help. Depression and other mental illness can be deadly if left untreated …
Low-Income Communities Lacking in Specialty Mental Health Treatment Options
04/11/17
A new study has found that high-income communities are more likely to have access to specialty mental health treatment resources, including office-based practices, than low-income areas. Researchers indicated that outpatient mental health treatment fac …
Combating Stigma: One of the Keys to an HIV-Free Generation
04/07/17
Everyone involved in the mission to end HIV/AIDS wants to get as many people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) into care as possible. Yet stigma remains a key barrier to achieving that goal. The Black AIDS Institute and the Positive Women’s Network (PWN) US …
Study: Impostor Feelings Fuel Negative Mental Health Outcomes for Minority Students
04/06/17
While perceived discrimination on college campuses compromises the self-esteem, well-being and mental health of ethnic minority students, new psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests the impostor phenomenon may worsen these e …
Homeless Women Veterans Struggle to Be Seen
04/05/17
There are more than two million women veterans in the U.S. today, and women veterans who are homeless are the fastest-growing group of veteran homeless. Yet if you ask the average American — even the average veteran — to describe a homeless veteran, yo …