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NIMHD is developing the 2021-2025 NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic Plan, which will outline the immediate goals of the institute. They are defined in three thematic areas: scientific research, research sustaining activities, and outreach, collaboration, and dissemination. The strategic plan is to be released in 2021. [11]
Minority status leads to increased exposure to proximal stressors, due to distal stressors. Minority individuals suffer adverse health outcomes, which are caused by exposure to proximal and distal stressors. These three tenets of the minority stress theory have been tested in over 134 empirical studies, most of which examined racial and sexual ...
Riana Elyse Anderson is an American clinical and community psychologist focused on racial discrimination and black families. Anderson is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She was trained in Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of ...
July 26, 2024 at 5:24 PM. As we conclude Minority Mental Health Month, it’s important that we remain focused on a pressing issue—that is, the pervasive stigma surrounding mental health in ...
Depression and anxiety affected almost 30% more children in 2020 compared to 2016. Depression in children grew by 27%, and anxiety in children grew by 29% over a five-year span including the first ...
The purpose of Mental Health Awareness Month is to raise awareness and educate the public about: mental illnesses, such as the 18.1% of Americans who suffer from depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder; [14] the realities of living with these conditions; and strategies for attaining mental health and wellness.
Health ratings by race in the United States. The U.S. Census definition of race is often applied in biomedical research in the United States. According to the Census Bureau in 2018, race refers to one's self-identification with a certain racial group.
Global mental health is the international perspective on different aspects of mental health. [1] It is 'the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving mental health and achieving equity in mental health for all people worldwide'. [2] There is a growing body of criticism of the global mental health movement, and has ...