Important updates for Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

In 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives designated July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.

In conjunction with this observance, Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of five stories related to mental health research among communities of color and multiracial backgrounds.

Current suicide interventions may not fully account for race, ethnicity

The current “one size fits all” approach to suicide prevention does not account for racial/ethnic minority groups, according to findings published in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. Read more.

Racial, ethnic disparities persist in ADHD diagnosis

Racial and ethnic inequalities in rates of ADHD diagnosis remain despite overall increasing prevalence and incidence of adults diagnosed, according to results published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Suicidal thoughts, attempts rising among Black teens

Between 1991 and 2017, nearly one in five high school students reported suicidal ideation, and more than one in 10 had a plan for suicide, according to research published in Pediatrics. Although researchers observed an overall downward trend in suicidal ideation and plans during the study period, they noted a rise in ideation and attempts among Black adolescents. Read more.

Severity, features of late-life depression differ according to racial/ethnic group

Researchers observed significant racial and ethnic differences in late-life depression severity, item-level symptom burden and depression care among older adults after adjusting for numerous confounders, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Cumulative BP levels linked to racial disparities in cognitive decline

Possibly because of higher cumulative BP levels, Black individuals with had faster declines in global cognition compared with white individuals, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology. Read more.