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.
All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.
- Ellen Glasgow
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, AND NURSING ARTICLES
Demystifying mental health (opens new window)
Through community interviews, group activities, and dialogue sessions, I often gain insight into the unique mental health and psycho-social needs of community members, many times in dire situations. These interactions not only inform our programming but also foster a sense of belonging and support within the community. Read more (opens new window)
UMass Chan awarded $11.6M grant for new psychiatric nurse fellowship (opens new window)
UMass Chan Medical School’s Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing has been awarded a four-year $11.6-million grant by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services to help finance the university’s new psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners fellowship program. Read more (opens new window)
Internet Aid Cut: How the Loss of FCC's ACP May Worsen the Mental Health Crisis (opens new window)
Kenneth Sigler is about to have a difficult choice to make. For the past year, the 41-year-old small business owner from Hernando, Mississippi, has been using the Federal Communications Commission's Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides low-income households $30 a month for home internet or $70 for those living on tribal lands. One in five Americans with internet subscriptions currently use the program to help pay for internet. Read more (opens new window)
Women with serious mental illness want pregnancy information, resources from mental health providers (opens new window)
Women with serious mental illness (SMI) who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy face gaps in information, support and resources in mental health services, new research suggests. Read more (opens new window)
Mental health care is hard to find, especially for people with Medicare or Medicaid (opens new window)
With rates of suicide and opioid deaths rising in the past decade and children's mental health declared a national emergency, the United States faces an unprecedented mental health crisis. But access to mental health care for a significant portion of Americans — including some of the most vulnerable populations is extremely limited, according to a new government report released Wednesday. Read more (opens new window)
Should people with with severe mental health needs get court ordered treatment? (opens new window)
Maryland’s Senate is set to vote on a bill that could impose court-ordered mental health treatments for people whose significant mental health needs lead to frequent hospitalizations or interactions with law enforcement. Read more (opens new window)
Lawmakers of color propose more school funding to diversify mental health field (opens new window)
Less than a year after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released a public health advisory calling attention to a crisis of loneliness, isolation and lack of connection across the country, Rep. Jamaal Bowman says he was spurred on to call for more funding for the next generation of mental health providers -- particularly those in minority communities. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
MFP/ANA Doctoral Fellow, Maureen Ndzi, was recently selected by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing to speak on behalf of the DNP PMHNP program during an event for recently accepted students.
Maureen writes: "It’s humbling to know that my Johns Hopkins School of Nursing program director, faculty, and staff think very highly of me and see me as an excellent future PMHNP. I am eternally grateful for SAMHSA MFP’s investment in my education and career. with my goal to become a competent and outstanding mental health provider, I love to immerse myself in diverse learning opportunities. I am seeing the positive difference these learning opportunities are making in my education and clinical practice. I am truly blessed and honored to receive all this amazing support as a SAMHSA MFP/ANA Fellow."
Maureen is one of eight Fellows who have not been assigned a MFP mentor, but she hasn’t let that stop her from taking the initiative to seek out different learning opportunities to help her reach her goal of becoming a competent psychiatric mental health nurse provider by taking advantage of three MFP education enhancements.
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MFP alumna, Dr. Cheryl Woods Giscombe's new book, The Black Woman's Guide to Coping with Stress, is set to release on June 1, 2024.
Dr. Giscombe writes: "I am health scientist with over 100 publications and presentations about mind-body health and wellness, mindfulness, quality of life, and joy! I love helping others through sharing what I have learned as a social and health psychologist, a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, and a holistic health consultant. My passion is mentoring and improving the health and wellness of people so they can be their best selves! My research has focused mostly on reducing undesirable health conditions that are related to how we experience and cope with stress.
"I know you will love reading The Black Woman’s Guide to Coping with Stress: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Skills to Create a Life of Joy and Well-Being. It has been a true labor of love to develop this book, which is based on over two decades of my research focused on understanding and resolving stress and undesirable stress-related health outcomes among Black women. I have focused on this group, because Black women experience high rates of stress-related health conditions. As you read and share this book with your family members and friends, may the information within its pages enhance joy and well-being for generations to come."
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Project ECHO® on Racism in Nursing is being conducted as part of the ongoing work of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing, a multi-organizational collaborative of leading nursing organizations to examine the issue of racism within nursing nationwide and the impact on nurses, patients, communities, and healthcare systems to motivate all nurses to confront systemic racism.
Join us as we explore the root causes of health inequities and discuss the concepts and strategies for taking action toward health equity in everyday practice. 1.5 CNE is available for each session of the series.
Sessions are scheduled for the following Wednesdays
April 17 | 3-4:30pm ET
May 1 | 3-4:30pm ET
May 15 | 3-4:30pm ET
May 29 | 3-4:30pm ET
June 12 | 3-4:30pm ET
Register Now (opens new window)
MFP/ANA alumna Dr. Beverly Patchell gets personal as she explains how systemic oppression impacts the mental health of young Native Americans.
Listen to the entire episode for an inside perspective on youth suicide among Native Americans and how the health sector, including nursing, can respond better.
FREE CNEs available after listening to the episode and filling the short survey found in the episode description.
Watch Now (opens new window)
Our new platform soft-launched on Monday, February 12, and is open to all current Fellows. Alumni will be invited to join next month (stay tuned).
We are excited to witness how this new tool will foster deeper connections and networking opportunities for the MFP family. Fellows, If you haven't accessed the platform already, follow the links below to download the app.
Or Scan the QR Code below
- SAVE THE DATE
Deadline for abstract submissions extended!
Howard University College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences and NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing will be hosting the 2nd Annual Dr. Bernardine Mays Lacey Symposium on Health Equity United in Care: Partnerships with One Vision for Health Equity.
Please mark your calendars.
When: April 18, 2024
Where: NYU Langone Health (550 First Ave, 10016) 2ND ANNUAL DR. BERNARDINE MAYS LACEY SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTH EQUITY United in Care: Partnerships with One Vision for Health Equity
Join ANA on May 7 at 6:00 p.m. ET for an inspiring virtual event, celebrating visionary nurse trailblazer.
Dive into a world of activism and immerse yourself in inspiring stories from activist nurses shaping the future of health care. Connect, learn, and celebrate
Psychopharmacology Updates Planned for Nurses, by Nurses for More Than 20 Years
June 6-9, 2024
Virtual livestream or at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road Rockville, MD 20852
Earn up to 22.25 ANCC NCPD Contact Hours in Pharmacology
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.
