The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Ohio Latino Affairs Commission recently released the Latino Community Report for 2018, entitled Mental Health, Suicidal Ideation, and Opioid Use Disorders among Hispanic and Latinos in Ohio. “Ohio’s resident population has experienced rapid diversification in recent decades. One group that has grown exponentially is the Hispanic/Latino (HL) […]
Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health
Since 1965 the foreign-born population of the United States has swelled from 9.6 million or 5 percent of the population to 45 million or 14 percent in 2015. Today, about one-quarter of the U.S. population consists of immigrants or the children of immigrants. Given the sizable representation of immigrants in the U.S. population, their health […]
Suicide and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Preventing Suicide through Collaborative Upstream Interventions
The Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention (ICRC-S) webinar on suicide and adverse childhood experiences is now archived online. Presenters discussed the importance of upstream suicide prevention efforts; examples of collaborative, evidence-based interventions to prevent early adversities; and how North Carolina is linking adverse childhood experiences to state behavioral health priorities. In this webinar, […]
Opioid Use in Young Adults Awareness Campaign
The Office of National Drug Control Policy and the White House unveiled the first set of public awareness advertisements, focused on preventing young adults from misusing or abusing opioids. The Facts: More than 17,000 people died from prescription opioid overdoses in 2016. Dependence on prescription opioids can happen after just five days. 80 percent of […]
Self-Care Tips and Resources for Trans Folks Affected by Eating Disorders
At the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), they recognize the unique experiences of individuals from marginalized communities who are affected by eating disorders. In response, NEDA has compiled a list of helpful resources, support posts, and self-care tips catered to transgender and non-binary people. Population of focus: trans and non-binary people Links to resource: View the full […]
National Opioid Misuse Community Assessment Tool
Prescription and illicit opioids killed more than 42,000 Americans in 2016, more than five times the number in 1999. The toll of the epidemic is so great that it contributed to the first decline in U.S. life expectancy since 1993. To better understand the national opioid crisis and inform effective conversations and interventions, NORC at the University […]