Mental Health America (MHA) is strongly committed to the mental health of all Americans. So, in honor of July being Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, MHA has translated into Spanish its 2018 Mental Health Month #4Mind4Body materials – resources that focus on what we as individuals can do to be fit for our own futures […]
Archives for July 2018
RISING SUN: Measuring Effectiveness of Suicide Prevention Rural & Tribal Communities
Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups – Strengths United through Networks (RISING SUN) is an initiative of the 2015-2017 US Arctic Council Chairmanship. RISING SUN has produced a number of useful tools, including an online toolkit. This toolkit was designed to help clinicians, communities, policymakers, and researchers measure the impact and effectiveness of suicide prevention efforts in rural and tribal communities, for […]
Healthy Mind Initiative Addresses Mental Health of Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness (NMMHA) Month—a practical time to highlight the importance of mental health for everyone. In a NIMHD Insights blog post, Dr. Xinzhi Zhang raised serious concerns about mental health awareness among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth and families. Suicide deaths have catapulted to the top as the leading cause […]
Early Childhood is Critical to Health Equity
The first few years of life are crucial in establishing a child’s path toward—or away from—health and well-being across the entire lifespan. This report, produced by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco, examines some of the barriers to health equity that begin early in life, and promising […]
Women of Color Health Databook, Fourth Edition
By 2043, the United States is predicted to become a majority “minority” nation of Hispanics and other non-whites, including African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and Asians/Pacific Islanders. By 2050, women of color will represent 53 percent of the total U.S. female population. Introduced in October 2014, by The Office of Research on Women’s Health at the […]
NPA to End Health Disparities Quarterly Newsletters
The National Partnership for Action (NPA) Quarterly Newsletter highlights the actions and achievements of the Regional Health Equity Councils, Federal Interagency Health Equity Team, NPA Partners, and stakeholders. Articles include NPA updates, announcements, events, spotlight pieces and recent blog posts. If you would like to see the current edition, please click the NPA Newsletter link to view […]