OMH Knowledge Center Acquisitions: July 2024  

The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) maintains an extensive collection of documents and journal articles specifically related to minority health. The OMH online library catalog provides access to one of the nation’s largest repositories of information dedicated to the health of minority populations within the United States and its territories. The collection includes more than 75,000 articles, documents, books, journals, audiovisual materials, and catalogued organizations related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native populations. Visit the online library catalog to learn more.

This month, the OMH Knowledge Center added 346 resources to the online library catalog. Topics include:

• The relationship between social determinants of health and population health outcomes.
• Health challenges facing immigrants and their families.
• Suicidal ideation and behaviors in racial and ethnic minority populations.

Featured Acquisitions

Community-Based Substance Use Treatment Programs for Reentering Justice-Involved Adults: A Scoping Review

This recent article published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports examines the availability and accessibility of community-based drug treatment programs for formerly incarcerated adults. This scoping review found a growing number of effective approaches to substance use treatment for adults reentering their communities post-incarceration. However, more research is needed to understand how these programs are implemented, their cost-effectiveness, and how well they serve different racial and ethnic groups.

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Reaching the Unreachable: Intensive Mobile Treatment, an Innovative Model of Community Mental Health Engagement and Treatment

This recent article published in the Community Mental Health Journal looks at the Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) model for individuals who have not received adequate support from the mental health, housing, and criminal justice systems. This program draws on the best practices of other community treatment teams in helping individuals who have “slipped through the cracks” in receiving care. This model exists only in the New York City area, but the authors hope other practitioners will adapt IMT to other settings.

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