The NNED keeps you in the know on what’s happening in behavioral health equity in the U.S. and around the world. Our collection of articles from multiple sources cover important headlines, recent findings, proposal calls, and more.
Pathways to Equitable and Antiracist Maternal Mental Health Care: Insights From Black Women Stakeholders
04/22/22
Black women experience a higher prevalence of maternal mental health conditions, particularly postpartum depression and anxiety, relative to the US population as a whole. In addition, maternal mental health issues among Black women are largely underrep …
Kids Who Lost Parents to COVID-19 Deserve Help, Advocates Say
04/20/22
Hundreds of thousands of kids have lost a parent or primary caregiver to COVID-19 and need support services, mental health experts say, with communities of color particularly devastated. “Some families lost several people within a span of a few months, …
Councilman: ‘We Lose Over 6,000 US Military Veterans to Suicide Each Year’
04/18/22
Alarming stats from the USO show suicide rates among active military are at an all-time high since the group started keeping records after 9/11. Discussions around this data come as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the creation of an independe …
For Refugee Children, Reading Helps Heal Trauma
04/15/22
As the war in Syria has uprooted lives by the millions, humanitarian organizations have worked to supply food, shelter, and medical relief. These services are a lifeline for millions, and it’s a herculean task to fulfill them on the scale that refugee …
Working Toward Native Hawaiian Equity in Our Justice System
04/13/22
No one told us that youth our age are entering the criminal justice system after truancies or school suspensions, that a high proportion of sex-trafficked youth are Native Hawaiian, or that people our age can be held in solitary confinement when incarc …
The Stunning Mental Health Fallout of Don’t Say Gay Bills Like Florida’s
04/11/22
Last week, Florida’s Senate passed the Parental Rights in Education bill. Colloquially known as the Don’t Say Gay bill, the law would ban classroom discussion on topics regarding sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools—and grant parents …
The Anxiety of Talking About Anxiety in a Latinx Family
04/08/22
“CON QUÉ AYUDARÁ una counselor?” my mom said. “With literally everything you just mentioned,” I answered. My response to her question (“What will a counselor help with?”) was yet another attempt of mine to suggest that counseling would help our family. …
A Year After Metro Atlanta Spa Shootings, There Is a Lingering Mental Health Toll on Asian Americans
04/06/22
One year after the spa shootings, the Asian American community as a whole is still grieving, and dealing with the trauma from that day. Vena Kim Cain, an Asian American psychotherapist in midtown Atlanta, said the spa shootings impacted her community o …
NNED Partner of the Month – April 2022
04/06/22
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. BrownStone Community Healthcare Centers, has been selected as the Partner of the Month for April in recognition of N …
Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women Movement Makes Way in Western North Carolina
04/04/22
There are currently 506 cases of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) identified across 71 selected urban cities, according to the Urban Indian Health Institute. Of those cases, 128 are missing indigenous women, 280 are murdered, 98 h …