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.
Asian Americans Two Pandemics: COVID-19 and Daily Bigotry
06/02/20
In early March, just before California put out a stay-at-home order, writer and educator Rachelle Cruz’s parents were taking the BART train back to their home in Hayward in the San Francisco Bay area after a long day at work in the …
Lonely Black Women Get Depressed More Than Men
05/27/20
Dr. Biko A. Sankofa, a developmental psychologist and a founding partner of Vital TMS Therapy for Depression in Washington, D.C., recalls being in graduate school with 15 female classmates who worried that their options for life partners would narrow t …
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities Hardest Hit by COVID-19
05/22/20
A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) reports that the highest rate of COVID-19 positive cases in several U.S. states, including Hawaiʻi, are among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) mo …
Young Immigrants Have Mental Illness
05/19/20
When José moved his family to the United States from Mexico nearly two decades ago, he had hopes of giving his children a better life. But now he worries about the future of his 21-year-old-son, who has lived in central Illinois since he was a toddler. …
Texas Vet Working to Destigmatize Mental Health Care for Veterans
05/14/20
Despite efforts to better educate veterans on the availability of mental health services, the rate at which former service men and women die by suicide continues to climb, according to the latest statistics available from U.S. Department of Veteran Aff …
African-American Teen Suicides Skyrocketing
05/12/20
Mental health experts are scratching their heads about African-American teen suicides, a phenomenon two researchers say is “skyrocketing” across the United States in a study that shows drastic increases in attempts and deaths since 2001. “We’ve known f …
Oregon Latinxs Face Painful Gap in Mental Health Care During Pandemic
05/06/20
COVID-19 is hitting Latinx communities hard, but there’s lack of access to bilingual, culturally informed treatment. Anxiety and fear are pervasive during the coronavirus pandemic. Yet some populations are undergoing even greater psychological trauma — …
NNED Partner of the Month – May 2020
05/04/20
In order to highlight pockets of excellence across the country, the NNED selects a partner organization to highlight once a month. Asian American Community Services, has been selected as the Partner of the Month for May in celebration of Asian Pacific …
Asian Americans Already Face a Mental Health Crisis; Coronavirus Racism Could Make it Worse
05/01/20
In early March, Yuming Wang, a Philadelphia lawyer, watched with increasing concern reports of racist incidents against Asian Americans over coronavirus fears trickle in from other cities. A Chinese woman was attacked for wearing a mask in New York Cit …
Communities Respond to COVID-19: Implications for Asian Pacific Islanders
04/29/20
This year’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) comes at a time when many Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) are experiencing discrimination and stigma emerging from anti-Asian narratives related to COVID-19. These narratives, embedded in a …