NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: Asian Pacific Family Center Description: The Health WISE program is an innovative community program that offers recovery-oriented, strength-based, and family-focused integrated care to Chinese immigrant consumers with mental illness and physical concerns and/ or substance abuse issues. A multidisciplinary team of counselors, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, case managers, health navigators and educators […]
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Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace Toolkit
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released a training resource toolkit, developed through the Enrollment Coalitions Initiative, entitled “Getting Ready for the Health Insurance Marketplace.” This toolkit will assist organizations with outreach, education and enrollment of individuals in the Health Insurance Marketplace. It is composed of three sections: A description of the […]
The Role of Spirituality in the Treatment of Torture Survivors
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services Informational guide discusses spirituality as a protective factor and strength for torture survivors as well as the importance of spirituality in torture rehabilitation. Population of focus: Refugees and asylees Link to resource: Informational guide: The Role of Spirituality in the Treatment of Torture Survivors (pdf) Date: 2013 Organization: Gulf Coast Jewish […]
Creating Community Solutions: Part of the National Dialogue on Mental Health
On January 16, 2013, President Barack Obama called for a “national conversation to increase understanding about mental health” and directed Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Arne Duncan of the U.S. Department of Education to launch a National Dialogue on Mental Health. Creating Community Solutions is an […]
Hawaii Community Health Needs Assessment: Mental Health Visits High in Hospitals
A new study of Hawaii’s hospitals mandated under President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul shows more patients were hospitalized for mental health issues in 2011 than any other preventable cause. The state’s Community Health Needs Assessment shows mental health causes accounted for 5,180 hospital visits in Hawaii in 2011. That’s well above the next […]
Fishing for Fitness: Promoting Good Health in Cambodian Boys and Men
NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: The Cambodian Family Description: The Fishing for Fitness project incorporates cultural activities for Cambodian boys and men. The health education is then delivered through group discussions and focuses on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mental health. Food and snacks are served during the events. The idea for the project came about when the agency […]