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.
The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people
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
HEALTH DISPARITY RELATED ARTICLES
Discrimination and Barriers to Well-Being: The State of the LGBTQI+ Community in 2022 (opens new window)
A comprehensive new CAP study finds that many LGBTQI+ people continue to face discrimination in their personal lives, employment, housing, and health care, as well as in the public sphere. As part of an ongoing effort to understand the lives and experiences of LGBTQI+ communities during this period, the Center for American Progress, in conjunction with the independent and nonpartisan research group NORC at the University of Chicago, conducted the 2022 installment of its survey of LGBTQI+ adults in the United States. Read more (opens new window)
9 Critical Questions on Medicaid and the Latino Healthcare Crisis (opens new window)
Latinos are uninsured more than two times the rate of their white peers. Given that Latinos are projected to grow to 29% of the population by 2050, this lack of healthcare coverage, including Medicaid, will continue to endanger the health of many more individuals, families, and the healthcare system. Read more (opens new window)
Black Patients Dress Up and Modify Speech to Reduce Bias, California Survey Shows (opens new window)
Many Black patients also try to be informed and minimize questions to put providers at ease. “The system looks at us differently,” says the founder of the African American Wellness Project. Read more (opens new window)
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study (opens new window)
Children's screen use could be altering their developing brains as they enter adolescence and increasing their risk for mood disorders, a major new study finds. Children ages 9 and 10 who spend more time on smartphones, tablets, video games and TV exhibited higher levels of depression and anxiety by the time they were 11 and 12, researchers found. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Hampton on recently presenting her study that demonstrates how rubrics can be used to balance education inequities for underrepresented students in nursing at the 2023 Nursing Education Research Conference. The study, co-authored by Dr. Lynette V. Apen, is also published in the Teaching and Learning in Nursing journal, which can be found
here (opens new window).
Congratulations to current MFP/ANA Academic Consultant Dr. Freida H. Outlaw and alumna Dr. Shaquita Starks on a successful presentation titled, “Let’s Talk About Mental Health: The Unsung Heroes,” in Franklin TN during Chi Eta Phi’s Regional Conference.
Missed an episode from
season 1 or 2? Click
here (opens new window) to get caught up!
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.
Applications for our 2023-2024 cohort are 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).
We also invite you to join one of our upcoming Office Hours where team members will be available to answer any questions you might have regarding the application. You can register for one or more of the dates that best fit your schedule here (opens new window):
The following may be of interest to you:
• Gonzaga University: "Out and Proud Care: A discussion on LGBTQ+ Health"
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.
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