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July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the U.S.
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) is committed to advancing Better Mental Health Through Better Understanding by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health care services, information, and resources.
Visit the OMH National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month webpage for shareable social media messages, downloadable graphics, mental health resources, webinar recordings, and much more.
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New OMH Funding Opportunity: Health Equity Leadership Development Initiative
OMH anticipates funding for the Health Equity Leadership Development Initiative to implement a fellowship program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The fellowship will provide training in health equity issues and leadership to early career individuals to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority and other disadvantaged populations.
The initiative aims to address the gap in federal fellowship opportunities for individuals interested in working to advance health equity and address the social determinants of health through health policies, programs, and practices.
Register for the Technical Assistance Webinar on July 6, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Deadline for submissions is August 1, by 6:00 p.m. ET.
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Funding |
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Effectiveness of Implementing Sustainable Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Low-Resource Settings to Achieve Mental Health Equity for Traditionally Underserved Populations
Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support studies testing the effectiveness of strategies for implementation and sustainable delivery of evidence-based mental health treatments to improve mental health outcomes for underserved populations in under-resourced settings in the U.S.
Deadline is October 5.
Developing Measures to Advance Quality in Mental Health Care Services
Grant from the NIH to support the development, testing, validation, and implementation of quality metrics in mental health services research.
Deadline is October 10.
Pilot Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer-term Outcomes
Grant from the NIH to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of therapeutic and service delivery interventions for the post-acute management of mental health conditions that are matched to the stage of illness in both their focus and intensity.
Deadline is October 16.
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Innovative Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials
Grant from the NIH to encourage innovative research that will inform and support the delivery of high-quality, continuously improving mental health services to benefit the greatest number of individuals with, or at risk for developing a mental illness.
Deadline is October 5.
Grant for Rural First-Responders Mental Health Interventions
Grant from the American Psychological Foundation and the John and Polly Sparks Foundation will fund evidence-based research in providing mental health training dissemination to first responders in rural areas.
Deadline is October 15.
Precision Mental Health: Develop Tools to Inform Treatment Selection in Depression
Cooperative agreement from the NIH to support the development of tools that predict individual treatment response between two or more existing treatments for depression.
Deadline is October 18.
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Webinars and Other Events |
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The Three Legs of the Stool: A Framework for Person-Centered Community Mental Health Services That Do No Harm
Webinar hosted by the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems.
July 6, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Using the History of African Americans as an Instrument of Healing
Part of webinar series hosted by the African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence.
July 13, at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Transitioning From Cultural Competency to Cultural Humility in Mental Health Practices
Webinar hosted by the National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation.
July 19, at 1:00 p.m. ET.
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Unequal Treatment Revisited: The Current State of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
Virtual workshop hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
July 12-13, at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Supporting the Emotional and Mental Health Needs of Harm Reduction Staff
Webinar hosted by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
July 17, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Advancing Mental Health Disparities Research Focused on Bi+ People Through an Intersectional Lens
Webinar hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity.
August 2, at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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Report: Achieving Behavioral Health Care Integration in Rural America
Rural communities face significant shortages of psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, and other behavioral health specialists.
The latest report from the Bipartisan Policy Center, Achieving Behavioral Health Care Integration in Rural America, provides policy recommendations that would expand integrated primary care and behavioral health services in rural communities, partially by leveraging Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
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2023 U.S. Maternal Mental Health Risk and Resources Maps
The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, with support from Plum Organics, has developed a first-of-its-kind map to shed light on the major gaps in the maternal mental health care provider workforce.
The Risk and Resources Maps illustrate where in the U.S. mothers are at the greatest risk for suffering from maternal mental health disorders and where the greatest need for providers and community-based organizations are.
Individuals can click on the map and drop a pin where they want to see more maternal mental health resources developed. For instructions on how to participate, watch the how-to video here.
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Emotional Wellness Toolkit
Emotional wellness is the ability to successfully handle life’s stresses and adapt to change and difficult times. The NIH created the Emotional Wellness Toolkit to help users learn how to improve their emotional wellness in six areas. The cards cover how to build resilience, reduce stress, and other topics. They can be printed out to help distribute in your community.
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Clinical Trials |
Characterization and Treatment of Adolescent Depression
This study, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), intends to find causes and treatments of depression in teenagers, increase knowledge of treatments for depression, and understand how the brain changes when teenagers have depression. This study will be conducted in Bethesda, Maryland.
Navigation and Parent Peer Support to Promote Access
This study, sponsored by the University of Colorado, Denver in collaboration with NIMH, will support initial testing of the impact of Parent Peer Navigation on key caregiver and child outcomes for caregivers of children and youth with mental health challenges. This study will be conducted in Aurora, Colorado.
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Workforce Development |
Addiction Medicine Fellowship
The Massachusetts General Hospital Addiction Medicine Fellowship will prepare physicians for clinical and academic careers in addiction medicine with a particular focus on developing and enhancing evidence-based addiction prevention and treatment services for all patients, including those vulnerable to health disparities because of poverty, race, culture, age, gender, disability, or stigma.
Virtual Learning Lab: Mental Health Resources
The Mental Health Resources Learning Lab from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center will guide colleges and universities in assessing their capacity to address increased demands for mental health services from students and how to ensure that mental health resources are available and accessible to students in need.
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Recommended Reading
In recognition of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring Lessons from Black Colleges on Mental Health and Wellbeing: Practical Approaches for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Support Student Belonging and Mental Health. This report from Active Minds with UNCF Institute for Capacity Building provides strategies for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to proactively support the mental health needs of their students. It includes case studies of successful mental health promotion strategies from eight individual HBCUs.
You can access this free resource through the online catalog here.
Looking for more information on a topic included in this collection? View our search tips page for guidance on searching the online catalog.
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