Coronavirus and Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks Response Resources
March 16, 2020These fact sheets provide information and recommendations for healthcare personnel, families, leaders, and businesses to address the psychological and behavioral health impacts of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults […]
Improving Access to Mental Health Care for Children: The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project
March 8, 2020In 2010 the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics released a article on the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project that provides Massachusetts pediatric primary care clinician (PCCs) with rapid access to child psychiatry expertise, education, and referral assistance. Background: Inadequate access to care for mentally ill children and their families is a persistent […]
Meeting the Needs of Justice-Involved People with Serious Mental Illness within Community Behavioral Health Systems
February 24, 2020People with serious mental illness are over represented in the justice system. For example, most county jails in the United States house three times as many people with serious mental illness as would be expected from community-based estimates. In this article, they will review the complex array of factors that contribute to the problem of […]
Be Connected Arizona, Intervention on Veteran Suicide Prevention In The US
February 18, 2020This sheds light on the pervasiveness of suicide among veterans in the United States and the need for initiatives similar to a statewide community-based program in Arizona that has led the way in addressing this crisis. While federal, state, and local governments are all expected to align suicide prevention efforts, people hope to also galvanize […]
National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health
February 12, 2020This is the first wide-ranging report from a cross-sectional national survey of LGBTQ youth across the United States. With over 34,000 respondents, it is the largest survey of LGBTQ youth mental health ever conducted and provides a critical understanding of the experiences impacting their lives.This ground-breaking survey provides new insights into the challenges that LGBTQ […]
The Opioid Crisis and Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations
January 28, 2020This resources page is being built by ongoing virtual learning community participants of the HHS Office of Minority Health’s webinar series “The Opioid Crisis and Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations.” Resources shared within the learning community will help to populate this page and continue the learning on prevention, treatment and culturally and linguistically appropriate services to address opioid misuse, addiction […]
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