Based on the 2009-2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the CDC reports that 14.9% of Asian American men and 16.6% of Asian American women report having any mental illness. Asian Americans with mental illness have a current smoking prevalence twice as high as those without (20.6% vs. 10.4%). Asian American women with any […]
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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 […]
Mobile Health Clinics Bring Quality Care to Hard-to-Reach Communities: Health Hut & The Family Van
The Mobile Health Map is a project of Harvard Medical School and the Mobile Health Clinics Association, a San Francisco-based national membership organization with more than 600 members. With support from the HHS Office of Minority Health, the Mobile Health Map documents the spread and contributions of mobile health clinics as a successful model for […]
YASP: Cafe Run by Young People Offers Mental Health Counselling
Young Adults Services and Projects (Yasp) cafe is a cafe and also a drop-in centre and resource for 15 to 25-year-olds. Situated on the busy main street in the Manchester suburb of Levenshulme, Yasp was created by Manchester Mind 12 years ago in response to the high suicide rate among Manchester’s young men and the low […]
One Voice, One Community: Building Strong and Effective Partnerships Among Community and Faith Organizations
This guide offers communities strategies for developing partnerships with faith-based organizations to address the service needs of people with mental illness and substance use disorders. It also provides examples of such partnerships, and presents the challenges and benefits associated with the partnerships. Population of focus: Non-Profits & Faith-Based Organizations, Community Coalitions, Program Planners, Administrators, & Project Managers […]
Systematically Targeting AIDS Reduction and Treatment
NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: International Black Women’s Congress Description: The program’s goal is to provide HIV prevention and education to the underserved and hard-to-reach African American community. The agency is located in the oldest, low-income Black community in Norfolk; surrounded by three public housing developments. The agency is staffed by multigenerational, community-based persons who mirror the target […]