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.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
— Martin Luther King Jr.
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
New JAMA study: Despite diabetes treatment improvements over the past two decades, disparities have increased—especially for Hispanic and Latino adults (opens new window)
In this cross-sectional study of 2482 US adults with diabetes using insulin, the prevalence of glycemic control (glycated hemoglobin level <7%) remained unchanged (29.2% in 1988-1994 to 27.5% in 2017-2020). Mexican American adults using insulin were less likely than non-Hispanic White adults to achieve glycemic control, and disparities increased during the study period. Read more (opens new window)
Justice Department Finds Alaska Unnecessarily Segregates Children with Behavioral Health Disabilities in Institutions (opens new window)
The Department of Justice announced today that it found reasonable cause to believe that the State of Alaska violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide community-based services to children with behavioral health disabilities, relying instead on segregated, institutional settings — specifically, psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric residential treatment facilities. Read more (opens new window)
American Cancer Society Releases Latest Cancer Statistics, Launches Initiative to Address Prostate Cancer Resurgence and Disparities (opens new window)
Overall cancer mortality continues to decline with a 33% drop since 1991. Major reduction in cervical cancer tied to use of the HPV vaccine. Increase in diagnosis of men with advanced prostate cancer, with the highest incidence and mortality in Black men. Read more (opens new window)
When black death goes viral, it can trigger PTSD-like trauma (opens new window)
Escaping the imagery can be nearly impossible, especially as online users post commentary and news updates. For some, it can merely be a nuisance. But research suggests that for people of color, frequent exposure to the shootings of black people can have long-term mental health effects. According to Monnica Williams, clinical psychologist and director of the Center for Mental Health Disparities at the University of Louisville, graphic videos (which she calls vicarious trauma) combined with lived experiences of racism, can create severe psychological problems reminiscent of post-traumatic stress syndrome. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Congratulations to MFP/ANA National Advisory Committee (NAC) Chair Dr. Eugenia Flores Millender for being appointed as the Vice Chair of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) Psychiatric mental health expert panel. Read more (opens new window)
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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 now 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.
The following may be of interest to you:
• SAMHSA MFP/ANA Webinar: "ANA Code of Ethics and Policy"
The purpose of the fellowship is to identify, select, and support the training of ethnic minority graduate students who commit to significantly improving the quality of care provided to ethnic and racial minorities who have a mental or cooccurring mental and substance use disorder.
Learn more and apply (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.
