| July 6, 2022 | View as a webpage |  |        | 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 United States. Throughout the month, the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) will focus on promoting tools and resources addressing mental health among racial and ethnic minority youth ages 10-17 years old. OMH encourages state, Tribal, and local leaders, community-based organizations, faith leaders, healthcare providers, and individuals to educate their communities about youth mental health. Visit the OMH National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month webpage, available in English and Spanish, for: | OMH Releases New CLAS Crises Guidance  During public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic, providing information aligned with an individual's culture and preferred language is critical for ensuring understanding of messages and access to services. Working with community partners also can increase trust and improve connections to resources and services.
OMH developed two guides, based on the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards), that provide strategies for culturally and linguistically appropriate communication and community engagement to support equitable COVID-19 and other public health emergency response and recovery efforts: Visit the Resource Library on OMH's Think Cultural Health website to find these and other CLAS-related resources. | New OMH Blog for Health Equity Series: Advancing the Response to COVID-19  OMH is committed to advancing the response to COVID-19 in racial and ethnic minority communities. In September 2020, OMH hosted a virtual symposium highlighting state, Tribal, territorial, and community-based efforts to address COVID-19 among racial and ethnic minorities and American Indian and Alaska Native populations. In this new blog series, OMH follows up with some of the virtual symposium presenters who shared their efforts. We invite you to follow this five-part series to learn how they have continued to positively impact the communities they serve during the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic. The first blog in the series is authored by Matías Valenzuela, PhD, Director of the Office of Equity and Community Partnerships for Public Health in Seattle & King County and the Director of COVID-19 Community Mitigation and Recovery. In this follow-up interview, Dr. Valenzuela discusses how King County has continued to address social justice and health equity issues throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. | |  | | Funding | | Well-being of Children and Families Affected by Opioids
and Other Substance Abuse Regional partnership grants from the
Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
Deadline is July 8.
Recovery Innovation Challenge Substance use and mental health funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Deadline is July 15.
Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network Grant from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Deadline is September 9. | | Alkermes Inspiration Grants Substance use, serious mental illness,
or cancer grants program from Alkermes.
Deadline is July 15, by 6:00 p.m. ET.
Innovative Community Crisis Response Partnerships Cooperative agreement for states, territories, Washington, DC, Tribes, and Tribal organizations from SAMHSA.
Deadline is July 25.
Sustainable Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices to Achieve Mental Health Equity Research project grant from the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
Deadline is October 5. | | | |  | | Webinars and Other Events | | Addressing Substance Use Disorder Community Stigma Recovery housing webinar hosted by the
Fletcher Group Rural Center of Excellence.
July 7, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Conference on American Indian and Alaska Native Injury and Violence Prevention Virtual conference hosted by the
Indian Health Service (IHS) and the CDC.
July 26-28. Maternal Health Conference: Community-Led Interventions
in the Mississippi River Delta Hybrid conference hosted by the HHS Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).
August 9-10 in Dallas, Texas and online. | | Public Policy Advocacy and Improving Mental Health Among Underserved Populations Webinar hosted by the National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation.
July 13, at 1:00 p.m. ET. 25th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research Virtual conference hosted by the NIMH Division
of Services and Intervention Research.
August 2-3, at 11:00 a.m. ET. Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health Virtual conference hosted by the National
Center for School Mental Health.
October 13-14.
Deadline for scholarships is August 1. | | | |  | | Resources | Resources: COVID-19  At-home COVID-19 tests are convenient, fast, and available now! Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order eight free at-home COVID-19 tests through COVID.gov, also available in Spanish and Chinese. People without internet access or who need help ordering tests can call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489). The COVID-19 At-Home Testing Digital Toolkit, developed by the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), contains messages you can share on your social media channels to encourage people to order free tests. The images are sized for each social media platform. | Veterans Crisis Line: 24/7, Confidential Crisis Support for Veterans and Their Loved Ones  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Crisis Line offers free, confidential support from professionals qualified to support Veterans during emotional or mental health crises. The Veterans Crisis Line serves Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them. If you're experiencing thoughts of suicide, call now: 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, chat online, or text 838255. | Call for Papers: Design and Analytic Methods to Evaluate Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities  The NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) announced an open call for manuscript proposals for a supplemental issue of Prevention Science, the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research. The supplemental issue will be dedicated to current thinking and new ideas about design and analytic methods for evaluating multilevel interventions to reduce health disparities.
Deadline for manuscripts is September 1. | HRSA Releases Area Health Resources Files Diversity Dashboard  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National Center for Health Workforce Analysis released its Area Health Resources Files Diversity Dashboard. This interactive, virtual dashboard provides detailed demographic information for nearly 40 healthcare occupations. It includes data from over 50 sources at the county, state and national levels on: - Health care professions and facilities
- Health professions training
- Hospital utilization and expenditures
| |  | | Clinical Trials | Evaluating the Use of Peer Specialists to Deliver Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training This study, sponsored by the VA Veterans Health Administration, seeks Veterans age 18 years or older diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder with psychotic features. The study will evaluate the use of Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training, a recovery-oriented rehabilitation intervention that teaches Veterans with serious mental illness to correct errors in thinking and build social skills. The study will be carried out at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive Division in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Intervention to Reduce Serious Mental Illness and Suicide Stigma Among Medical Students This study, sponsored by the Ponce Medical School Foundation and NIMH, seeks medical students, age 21 years or older, currently in their third year of medical school. The study will be carried out at the Ponce Health Sciences University in Ponce, Puerto Rico. An additional study location is planned for Florida International University in Miami, Florida. |  | | Workforce Development | Training: Racial and Cultural Mental Health Disparities, Early Psychosis, and the Effects of COVID-19 on Mental Health This self-paced distance learning activity, offered via the SAMHSA-funded Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness SMI Adviser catalog of online courses, explains the role that lack of financial resources, discrimination, and inequalities play in increasing poor mental health outcomes for minorities. It discusses the role of early intervention in improving outcomes in minority populations and how proper intervention by law enforcement may lead to better strategies in early psychosis. This activity is intended for psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals and offers continuing education (CE) credits. | |  | | Knowledge Center | | | | Recommended Reading In recognition of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, the OMH Knowledge Center is featuring a collection of resources on mental health and behavioral health in minority communities. These resources include government reports, consumer health toolkits, peer-reviewed journal articles, and more. These resources are available for free and can be accessed through the online catalog here. | | | | | | |      
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