Each week a quote is shared for your consideration. Some quotes might offer comfort, hope, a challenge, a chuckle, or inspiration. You may or may not agree with the quote, but it is offered simply to help you reflect and ponder.
Trying to be a perfectionist brings increased stress and hinders performance.
— T. Whitmore
The MFP is an initiative staffed by ANA with funding from SAMHSA, making fellowships available to ethnic and racial psychiatric nursing students who are enrolled full time in an accredited master’s/doctoral nursing program.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
This week’s recommended Health and Wellness Activity
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Introducing SAMHSA MFP/ANA FY2022-2023 Cohort of Fellows (opens new window)
We are pleased to announce our scholars for the FY2022-2023 grant year. These 40 new and reappointed psychiatric mental health and substance use nursing masters and doctoral scholars from throughout the U.S., in various stages of their academic and career pursuits, are committed to diversifying the behavioral health nursing workforce and helping to eliminate health disparities in marginalized populations and communities. Read the full announcement here (opens new window)
Congratulations to current doctoral Fellow David Agor on his abstract titled “Concurrent Session 8.3: Advancing Health Equity for Sexual and Gender Minority Populations in Rural Communities” being selected for a concurrent session (oral presentation) at the 2023 International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Annual Conference: "Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses Joining Together for Critical Need: Addressing Diversity, Those Affected by War, Violence, and Health Inequities Across Populations."
Missed an episode from
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Mental Health Trailblazers – Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up! is the MFP/ANA podcast featuring the groundbreaking journeys of BIPOC psychiatric mental health nurses, in their quest to meet the urgent and unmet needs of under-represented communities in America.
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Applications for our 2023-2024 cohort are now open! If you have ever considered earning a master’s or doctoral degree in psychiatric mental health nursing and identify as a member of an ethnic minority in the U.S., learn more about the MFP/ANA and apply today at apply.emfp.org (opens new window).
The following may be of interest to you:
• The Steve Fund: "Making Mental Health a Priority for Latina Girls and Young Women" Webinar
• National Indigenous Women's Resource Center: "Foundation and Key Principles: Strengthening the Role of Advocacy in Indian Country" Workshop
About MFP
Funding for the MFP e-Newsletter was made possible (in part) by Grant Number 1H79SM080386-05 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written training materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.