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Community-Driven Health Equity Action Plans

August 3, 2020

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Culture of Health Program is proud to present a model for developing Community-Driven Health Equity Action Plans. The NAM piloted the model in collaboration with five diverse communities across the United States from 2018 to 2019. This page contains links to each pilot community’s completed plan,...
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Taking on the “Perfect Storm”: Faith-based Organizations and Partnerships Address COVID-19 and Critical Behavioral Health Needs in Communities of Color

July 16, 2020

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. This July, communities are facing the “perfect storm” of crises that are deepening the disparities in mental health and wellbeing. The current COVID-19 pandemic, economic crisis, behavioral health crisis, and the civil unrest stemming from recent incidents of police brutality has impacted...
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Resources on Health Equity in the Context of COVID-19 and Disproportionate Outcomes for Marginalized Groups

July 9, 2020

Against the backdrop of large-scale demonstrations triggered by the realities of systemic bias and structural racism that give rise to health, economic, and legal inequities and their tragic, often lethal, consequences, the National Academy of Medicine’s Culture of Health Program works in partnership with national and local stakeholders on behalf...
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The Pediatric Integrated Care Collaborative on Trauma Prevention in Youth

June 22, 2020

The Pediatric Integrated Care Collaborative (PICC) strives to improve access to trauma prevention and treatment services for families with young children by identifying and developing the best practices for trauma-informed integrated care. PICC brings together teams of health care providers, mental and behavioral health professionals, families, and community agencies using...
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Resources for Supporting Racial Justice and Mental Health in the Black Community

June 18, 2020

Suffolk University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) has compiled a list of resources to help support members of the Black community and educate others on how they can effectively practice allyship in the fight against systemic racism. The NNED has added to the list also and will be continuously...
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SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity: Racism, Discrimination, and Child Development

June 5, 2020

SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity, on June 5, 2020 response to a technical assistance question they received: “Do we have anything handy/can we point to resources that might be good for people of color who have experienced long-term trauma related to discrimination or discrimination having serious negative effects on...
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SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity: Trauma, Racism, Chronic Stress and the Health of Black Americans.

June 3, 2020

SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity, on June 3, 2020 response to a technical assistance question they received: “We’re also looking for anything that can help us approach individual and community level trauma and racism. I’m particularly interested in the health impact of chronic stress for Black Americans. Are you...
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Zero Suicide Initiative – A model for reducing suicide in United States behavioral healthcare

May 21, 2020

Suicide is a serious public health concern in the US, especially for those served in outpatient behavioral health. Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in US suicide rates, and a significant proportion of those dying by or attempting suicide were treated in outpatient behavioral healthcare within...
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Mental Health Integration Program

May 13, 2020

The Mental Health Integration Program (MHIP), supported and administered by the Community Health Plan of Washington in partnership with Public Health -Seattle and King County , integrates mental health screening and treatment in a collaborative care model (CoCM), including psychiatric case review and consultation. MHIP collaborative care teams in Washington State safety-net primary care...
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Opioid Prevention Toolkit: Helping Our Communities Heal Safely

May 5, 2020

In 2018, as part of a multi-tiered strategy to tackle the opioid epidemic in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) hired Brink Communications (Brink) to develop a patient-centered social marketing campaign to reduce the demand for prescription opioids to manage pain. In a year-long in-depth process, Brink and research partner...
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Community-Driven Health Equity Action Plans

Taking on the “Perfect Storm”: Faith-based Organizations and Partnerships Address COVID-19 and Critical Behavioral Health Needs in Communities of Color

Resources on Health Equity in the Context of COVID-19 and Disproportionate Outcomes for Marginalized Groups

The Pediatric Integrated Care Collaborative on Trauma Prevention in Youth

Resources for Supporting Racial Justice and Mental Health in the Black Community

SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity: Racism, Discrimination, and Child Development

SAMHSA’s Office of Behavioral Health Equity: Trauma, Racism, Chronic Stress and the Health of Black Americans.

Zero Suicide Initiative – A model for reducing suicide in United States behavioral healthcare

Mental Health Integration Program

Opioid Prevention Toolkit: Helping Our Communities Heal Safely

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