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.
Balance is not something you find. It is something you create.
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
Black veterans are denied VA health benefits more often than white veterans, new data shows (opens new window)
In fiscal year 2023, 84.8% of all Black veterans who applied for physical or mental health benefits were given assistance by the VA, compared to 89.4% of their white counterparts who applied. The VA data includes information dating back to fiscal year 2017, which shows that white veterans have had a higher grant rate than their Black counterparts every year. Read more (opens new window)
LGBTQ teens often struggle to find mental health care tailored to them (opens new window)
The study’s lead author, Kristen Choi, an adolescent psychiatric nurse and health services researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, said the number of mental health facilities in the U.S. that are trained to serve LGBTQ youth has barely budged over a six-year period, increasing from 25% of all facilities in 2014 to just 28% in 2020. Read more (opens new window)
Rural shortages lead to worsened ambulance deserts and delayed medical care (opens new window)
Nearly 4.5 million Americans live in “ambulance deserts” — in a medical crisis, they have to wait as long as 25 minutes or more for an emergency medical crew to arrive. Nick Nudell, president of the American Paramedic Association, joins Ali Rogin to discuss what’s causing these shortages and what’s at stake for people in these regions. Read more (opens new window)
Commercial Tobacco Use in American Indian and Alaska Native Populations (opens new window)
Many tribes use tobacco in a traditional way for ceremonial or medicinal purposes, such as healing ceremonies and offerings. Traditional tobacco use differs from commercial tobacco use. Commercial tobacco products are addictive and contain thousands of chemicals that harm the body due to regular use. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Congratulations to current MFP/ANA doctoral Fellow Marcus Henderson on recently having his preliminary oral exam where he presented his dissertation proposal and passed without conditions. To learn more about Marcus and his areas of research, click here (opens new window).
Congratulations to MFP/ANA alumna Dr. Udaya Thomas on her recent interview with Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation™ Blog, "Strategies For Supporting Minority Mental Health." Dr. Thomas speaks on integrative health and the impact nurses can make by incorporating 4 steps when providing mental health support for their patients. Read the full article here (opens new window).
MFP Podcast: Mental Health Trailblazers – Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up! (opens new window)
New episode available! MFP alumna Faven Mesfin speaks on the mental health related challenges that immigrant youth are facing today – from the stress that comes with adapting to a new culture, the fallout from clashing norms and values, misunderstanding terminology, the nuances of language and how nurses can better fill the deficit in culturally competent behavioral health care providers that these adolescents and youth need to thrive. Learn how you can earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for listening to this session here (opens new window).
The following may be of interest to you:
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): "Evolution of Mental Health Research."
• Stanford Medicine: "Black Nurses Entry to Healthcare Career Study"
A study conducted by Stanford Health Care to learn about the various pathways and barriers to entering the nursing workforce. Learn more
here (opens new window)
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.
