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.
You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens.
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
2021 CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health - Data Summary and Trends Report (opens new window)
In 2021, more than 4 in 10 (42%) students felt persistently sad or hopeless and nearly one-third (29%) experienced poor mental health. In 2021, more than 1 in 5 (22%) students seriously considered attempting suicide and 1 in 10 (10%) attempted suicide. Some groups are more affected than others. Read more (opens new window)
New study highlights lack of coverage and access to mental health care (opens new window)
Amid heightened demand for mental health care, a new study finds that nearly two-thirds of Medicare Advantage psychiatrist networks contain less than 25% of all psychiatrists in a given service area. Read more (opens new window)
The Center Orlando: Nurturing LGBTQ+ Mental Health after the Pulse Nightclub Shooting (opens new window)
June 12, 2023, marked the seventh anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. The Center Orlando, originally founded as Gay Community Services in 1978, acted as a first responder on that night in 2016, one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern U.S. history. Read more (opens new window)
Medical schools will be even less diverse after affirmative action ruling, experts say (opens new window)
After the high court’s ruling Thursday struck down affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard, many fear that medical and nursing schools and other professional institutions will no longer be able to foster diversity by considering race in their admissions processes. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Congratulations to alumna and current National League For Nursing President and CEO Dr. Beverly Malone on recently being named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare. Learn more about this award and Dr. Malone here (opens new window).
MFP Podcast: Mental Health Trailblazers – Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up!
Earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for listening to this session! MFP/ANA alumna Dr. Daisy Lara joins our host Indrias Kassaye for a conversation on the mental health related challenges facing the fastest growing adolescent and youth population in the United States today, Hispanic young people. Click here to learn more.
The following may be of interest to you:
• NIMH Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity: "Creating Equitable and Inclusive Graduate Programs: From Recruitment to Admission to Retention"
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: "A Conversation about Mental Health in the Black Community"
About MFP
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