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.
Diversity and inclusion, which are the real grounds for creativity, must remain at the center of what we do.
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
MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE RELATED ARTICLES
The Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescent Mental Health (opens new window)
Adolescence is critical developmental period when rates of mental disorders increase significantly. Adolescents are extremely vulnerable to disruptions in the support and stability of their environments. The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted core youth-serving institutions (e.g., school, team sports, extracurricular activities) that are important socializers. Read more (opens new window)
More than 1 in 6 US adults and adolescents had a substance use disorder in 2022, federal survey finds (opens new window)
Nearly 49 million people in the US ages 12 and older - more than 1 in 6 - had a substance use disorder in 2022, according to survey data released Monday by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Read more (opens new window)
American Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows (opens new window)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of its 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) on Tuesday, Which showed that nearly one ion five Americans ages 12 and older reported having a substance use disorder in the past year, and roughly one in four adults reported having a mental illness. Read more (opens new window)
AMA Delegates Take Action on Cannabis, Medical Aid-in-Dying Resolutions (opens new window)
The American Medical Association (AMA) should work to educate physicians and the public on the health risks of cannabis to children as well as potential risks to people who are pregnant or breastfeeding, members of the AMA House of Delegates voted Monday. Read more (opens new window)
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Treatment of MDD in US Adolescents (opens new window)
In 2021, the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) was approximately 20% among adolescents in the United States (US), according to study results published in JAMA Pediatrics. Despite this high prevalence, less than half of these individuals received treatment, with pronounced disparities for adolescents from racial and ethnic minority groups. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Congratulations to MFP/ANA alumna Dr. Vicki Hines- Martin on being one of the five nationwide recipients of the inaugural Equity-Minded Leader Nurse Award. The Award is by AARP Center for Health Equity Through Nursing and the Future of Nursing.
Congratulations to MFP/ANA Alumna Dr. Shaquita Starks on being the guest editor for Nursing Open's upcoming special issue on Nursing and the new normal in psychiatric and mental health care post the COVID-19 era. View more (opens new window)
Honoring MFP/ANA alumna Dr. Beverly Patchell during Native American Heritage Month! As we celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we shine a spotlight on Dr. Beverly Patchell, enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and an alumna of the Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association. Earn FREE CNE credits as you listen to her episode on the MFP’s podcast, Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up! where she shares her insights on the mental health crisis among Native American Youth and what nursing can do about it. here (opens new window).
Upcoming Events:
In a 6-part online course, Dr. Broderick Sawyer, clinical psychologist and Liberation Psychology trainer, will teach students how to balance their desire for perfection using behavioural, attention, and compassion-based techniques. Each 60-minute class session, Dr. Sawyer will use a blend of instruction, discussion, and skill-building to help you understand, reflect on, and balance perfectionism.
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HOTLINE RESOURCES
The National CLAS Standards
The National CLAS Standards are a set of 15 action steps intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities by providing a blueprint for individuals and health and health care organizations to implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services. View the standards 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.
