Almost half of the nearly 30 million people living with diabetes in the United States experience mental health challenges. You can make a difference. Enroll in the Diabetes Education 101 for the Behavioral Health Provider Program today! Diabetes is a growing epidemic in the United States-1 out every 11 Americans has type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Living with diabetes brings a unique set of health and emotional challenges, which can include difficulty managing the disease, physical burdens associated with diabetes, and feelings of frustration, hopelessness, and distress. A growing number of people with diabetes also experience comorbid depression, anxiety, and disordered eating. The ADA has developed an online 8-hour continuing education program about diabetes for licensed mental health providers. This course will help you identify mental health issues associated with diabetes and better assist your patients. Benefits of completing this program include: Education and guidance on assisting your patients with diabetes Cost of the program: FREE Option to be listed in the Mental Health Directory 8 CE Credits (APA, ASWB, Certificate of Participation) Register online: https://professionaleducation.diabetes.org/URL/Product/DEPHP101 This program is sponsored by an educational grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.http://professionaleducation.diabetes.org/URL/Product/DEPHP101