According to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), nearly eight million (18.4 percent) Hispanic/Latino adults reported having a mental illness. Among those with a mental illness, 1.9 million (24.4 percent) had a serious mental illness, or a mental illness that impacted their ability to function. Though the prevalence of a major […]
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Improving Access to LGBTQIA+ Friendly Care in Rural Areas
Accessing high-quality, inclusive, and affirming health care is a key component to maintaining good physical and mental health. However, LGBTQIA+ individuals face many barriers to accessing health care, including lack of health insurance, a shortage of health care providers that are skilled in treating LGBTQIA+ patients, as well as stigma and discrimination in health care […]
Building Healthy Habits in 2022 Toolkit
Since the pandemic started, experts have warned of a mental health crisis facing American children. That is now playing out at schools in the form of increased childhood depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders, fights, and thoughts of suicide at alarming levels, according to interviews with teachers, administrators, education officials, and mental health experts. Mentally […]
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide
The Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide has just been released from the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. This guide is especially helpful for individuals and organizations that manage the health and well-being of 9- 18-year-olds. The Guide, which was designed […]
Using the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index to Drive Equitable Public Health Efforts
During public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, racial and ethnic minority groups disproportionately experience adverse outcomes like high hospitalization and mortality rates as a result of a variety of factors, including social determinants of health (SDOH). SDOH are conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that affect a wide […]
Woven With Elders: Pacific Islander Vaccine Toolkit
Woven With Elders is a vaccination toolkit created by and for Pacific Islanders. Due to a prevalence of underlying health conditions, these communities are at a higher risk of serious illness. The free toolkit provides graphics, easy-to-read fact sheets, and responses to frequently asked questions regarding COVID-19 vaccinations in order to protect Pacific Islander communities, […]