The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE) and National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) National Facilitation Center hosted this webinar on developing a budget for grant applications. This opportunity provided technical assistance to NNED members and minority-serving and under-resourced community-based organizations (CBOs). The webinar […]
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National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and the month offers organizations of all types and sizes a wonderful opportunity to create mental health awareness in diverse communities. The US House of Representatives proclaimed July as this special month in 2008, aiming to improve access to mental health treatment and services through increased public […]
NNED Virtual Roundtable: Partnering to Strengthen the Behavioral Health Infrastructure and Capacity in Communities of Color
2021 Virtual Roundtable Series: Community-Based Organizations Build Pathways to Behavioral Health Equity for Communities of Color Within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial disparities, community-based organizations (CBOs) have elevated their response to the behavioral health needs of racially/ethnically diverse communities. The 2021 National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) Virtual Roundtable […]
Healthy Activities at Home for All to Advance Health and Emotional Wellness
With Americans advised to stay in and around their homes, this April, National Minority Health Month (NMHM), the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will feature the theme Active & Healthy and focus on safe ways all communities can stay physically active and advance mental and emotional wellness. […]
Addressing a Crisis: Cross-Sector Strategies to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use and Suicide
Focused on the health and well-being of adolescents, this report continues a series, Pain in the Nation: The Drug, Alcohol and Suicide Crises by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and Well Being Trust. The Pain in the Nation series informs national policy to advance a comprehensive National Resilience Strategy. This report is focused on adolescents […]
Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic in Black and Hispanic/Latinx Communities
This webinar series, hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE) and the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) respectively provided context and a brief data overview of the opioid epidemic in Black and Hispanic/Latinx communities and opportunities to learn more about strategies […]