July 25, 2018

In This Issue:

• FYI Spotlight
• Funding
• Webinars and Other Events
• Resources
• Clinical Trials
• @ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

FYI Spotlight

HHS/National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), in partnership with the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH): National Minority Mental Health Month 2018 Twitter Chat. Motivating Action for Improving Minority Mental Health Care: Barriers and Opportunities. To participate, use hashtag #MinorityMH. Co-hosts include the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the FDA Office of Minority Health.  July 26, 2:00 pm ET. Learn more.

Funding

Federal Grants

• HHS/Administration for Children and Families (ACF): Trafficking Victim Assistance Program for ACF Regions 9 and 10 - Cooperative Agreement.
  Deadline is August 13. Learn more.
  
  
• HHS/NIH, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Detecting and Preventing Suicide Behavior, Ideation and Self-Harm in Youth in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Grant.
  Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI) is September 5. Learn more.
  
  
• HHS/NIH, NIMH and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): Strengthening the HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum through Behavioral, Social, and Implementation Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Grant.
  Deadline is September 7. Learn more.

Non-Federal Grants

• Kent Richard Hofmann Foundation: HIV/AIDS Grants. Supports developing or established programs for HIV/AIDS care, direct services, education and research.
  Deadline for LOI is August 31. Learn more.
  
  
• Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI): Winter 2019 Pilot Award. Supports exploratory research from investigators new to the field of autism.
  Deadline is September 14. Learn more.  

Webinars and Other Events

Webinars

• HHS/OMH, Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC): Federal Grant Budget Webinar. Join Tonjia May of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University as she provides key information about the importance of the budget in federal grant applications.
  July 31, 12:00 pm ET. Register.
  
  
• HHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative webinar series. Complex Trauma among African American Youth: Exploring Historical, Cultural, and Structural Violence. This webinar will provide information on ways to empower trauma survivors, reduce self-blame, and increase understanding of youth survival behaviors, with insight into the African American youth trauma and recovery experiences.
  July 31, 2:00 pm ET. Register.
   

HHS/OMH, National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA), in collaboration with the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA): Partners webinar series. Diversifying the Health Workforce for an Equitable Future. This webinar will highlight strategies to diversify the health workforce in order to create a more equitable future for all. Increasing the diversity of the health workforce can help to improve access to care in underserved communities; increase patient choice, satisfaction, and health outcomes; and enhance healthcare quality for vulnerable populations. August 16, 4:00 pm ET. Register.

Capacity Building

• HHS/OMH, OMHRC, in partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment: Vision, Design, and Capacity Grant Writing Workshop. Through interactive exercises and practices, attendees will learn about logic models, SMART objectives, the components of a grant, work plans, evaluation methods and more. Space is limited. For further information, please contact Cristi Cain.
  August 15-17 in Great Bend, KS. Register using course ID#1076730.

Other Events

• National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health: Virtual roundtable. Funding Your Behavioral Health Equity Work: How, What, and With Who? Panelists will discuss the process for federal and foundation applications, highlight smaller foundation opportunities, consider networking opportunities, and explore how organizations can be proactive to position themselves for funding.
  August 28, 2:00 pm ET. Register. 

Resources

• HHS/NIH, NIMH, in collaboration with the Mental Health Innovation Network: Toolkit. Reducing the Incidence of Suicide in Indigenous Groups - Strengths United through Networks (RISING SUN). This toolkit was designed to help clinicians, communities, policymakers and researchers measure the impact and effectiveness of suicide prevention efforts in rural and tribal communities. Learn more.
  
  
• HHS/NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): New interactive infographic. Safely Dispose of Your Prescription Medicines. This infographic was designed to help parents and caregivers with safe disposal of unused prescription medicines before they become a problem. Learn more.
   
• Health Equity Initiative: New report. Engaging New Allies in the Health Equity Movement: Highlights and Recommendations from Health Equity Initiative's 2018 Summit's Innovation Think Tanks. This report summarizes panel discussions on strategies and models for multisectoral partnerships for health equity, as well as discussions on the effects of race, racism, poverty, gender, and LGBTQIA+ identities on health equity. Learn more | Download the full report (PDF).
  

Clinical Trials

HHS/NIH, NIMHD, National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Prostate Cancer Foundation: The RESPOND Study: Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Tumor Markers and Social Stress. Researchers seek African American men who were first diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States within the past 10 years. Learn more.

• HHS/NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Interventional (Clinical Trial) study. Safety and Pharmacokinetics of a Human Monoclonal Antibody, VRC-HIVMAB091-00-AB (N6LS), Administered Intravenously or Subcutaneously to Healthy Adults. NIH researchers seek women, 18-50 years old, who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning a pregnancy, weigh over 253 lbs and have a chronic medical condition such as diabetes, heart disease, or cancer. Study to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Learn more. 

@ The Knowledge Center - Recommended Reading

The book Care and Culture: Care Relations from the Perspectives of Mental Health Caregivers in Ethnic Minority Families presents models of roles and functions for caregivers in families. It discusses the impact of cultural views on kinship as an impetus to care for loved ones with mental illnesses, as well as sharing caregivers’ personal experiences. Care and Culture also conveys discrepancies in recognition and public policy support for the work of caregiving. To view this title and find additional information, search the online catalog.