MFP/ANA e-Newsletter: May 10, 2024

MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND NURSING ARTICLES

As mental health issues plague Asian American communities, some fight silence around issue (opens new window)

As the global emergency surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic ended last year, directors at Self-Help for the Elderly, an agency serving San Francisco’s Asian American community, figured seniors would emerge from their seclusion and return to social activities they once embraced: community lunches, tai chi sessions, walks in the park. Read more (opens new window)

Florida ranks in top 5 worst states for mental health care, study says. Here’s why (opens new window)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and more than 50 million adults in America (21%) battle mental illnesses, according to Mental Health America’s “State of Mental Health” report. And of the 50 million Americans who struggle with mental health, 55% (more than 28 million people) don’t receive or have access to the treatment they need. Read more (opens new window)

Workers have mental health rights, Labor officials want everyone to know (opens new window)

It's Mental Health Month, and across the country groups are advocating for Americans to know about their mental health support options. The Department of Labor has an administration focused on employee benefits -- and they want workers to know they have options. Read more (opens new window)

To Address the Mental Health Crisis, Look to School Nurses (opens new window)

It’s a deadly time to be a teenager. The most recent CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey reports that in 2021, more than one-fifth of high schoolers seriously considered committing suicide. Worse, 10% tried. Even without pandemic data, rates of youth depression almost doubled over the past decade, making youth mental health a current top priority for the U.S. Surgeon General. Read more (opens new window)