Supporting Minority Health: The Healthy Mind Initiative
NIMHD’s “Healthy Mind Initiative” collaborates with the U.S. Public Health Service and other federal agencies to promote the importance of mental health among youth and young adults of color.
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DR. RODGERS: Stereotypes can pose mental health challenges for communities of color.
Hi, I’m Dr. Griffin Rodgers, a Director at the NIH.
My colleague, Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable, Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, explains.
DR. PÉREZ-STABLE: Mental illness is often misunderstood or overlooked for people in racial and ethnic minority communities. Depression is a leading cause of suicide, but depression is treatable.
NIMHD’s “Healthy Mind Initiative” collaborates with the U.S. Public Health Service and other federal agencies to promote the importance of mental health among youth and young adults of color. To learn more, search “healthy mind” at nimhd.nih.gov.
DR. RODGERS: For more information, follow us @NIDDKgov. This is Dr. Griffin Rodgers with the NIH.