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.
The secret of happiness is something to do.
- John Burroughs
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
SAMHSA’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Seeks $8.1 Billion to Support Mental Health and Substance Use Services Across US (opens new window)
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 President’s Budget includes $8.1 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), $612 million more than the agency’s FY 2023 enacted budget. The FY 2025 budget proposal continues to support the President’s Unity Agenda to address the nation’s ongoing mental health crisis and overdose epidemic. Read more (opens new window)
Emory campaign addresses toxic perfectionism (opens new window)
Trying to be your best is great, but it can come at a cost if you take the desire too far. Emory University's Dr. James Raper sit downs with Alyse Eady to talk about the school's efforts to combat the toxic perfectionism mindset and address student mental health. Read more (opens new window)
LSD Anxiety Win; Pimavanserin Schizophrenia Flop; 'Bright Light' for Depression? — News and commentary from the psychiatry world (opens new window)
In a phase IIb study, a single dose of an investigational LSD-containing drug (MM120) led to significantly greater reductions in 12-week scores on the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale compared with placebo, according to Mind Medicine. These data and prior positive trial findings prompted the FDA to designate the drug as a breakthrough therapy for generalized anxiety disorder, the company said, a pathway that helps expedite the development and review of a product. Read more (opens new window)
Lawmakers Quibble Over Whether Telehealth Should Be Cheaper Than In-Person Visits — Lawmakers, witnesses disagree on the answer at a House hearing on home healthcare (opens new window)
Congress should work to increase the use of telemedicine, home visits, remote monitoring, and other strategies to allow patients to get more care at home, lawmakers and witnesses agreed at a House hearing. But there was disagreement on whether some home services should be paid at lower rates than in-person visits. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Applications for our 2024-2025 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. 
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Congratulations to MFP/ANA Alumna and current Chair of the MFP National Advisory Committee, Dr. Eugenia Flores Millender, PhD, FAAN, 2024 - Daisy Award Recipient for Advancing Health Equity from the Florida State University College of Nursing. FSU writes: "These exceptional nurses, nominated by faculty, students, and staff, have gone above and beyond. Their compassion, skill, and dedication to nursing are genuinely inspiring!
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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
March 6 | 3-4:30pm ET
March 20 | 3-4:30pm ET
April 3. | 3-4:30pm ET
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
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MFP Doctoral Fellow, Marcus Henderson will be the keynote speaker for Student Nurse Political Action Day, organized by ANA's Illinois chapter. ANA-Illinois writes: "His passion for engaging with nursing students is matched only by his dedication to the profession, and he brings a fresh perspective to the stage at this year’s SNPAD. His message to nursing students is clear and empowering: 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭."
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Our ITI throwback this week takes us back to the 2013 Houston Intensive Winter Institute. How we have grown! As we prepare to celebrate 50 years of the MFP at the ANA, we look forward to hearing from participants about their experience at that ITI and how their professional lives have evolved.
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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
Upcoming Events:
- 6-part online course by Dr. Broderick Sawyer
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.
Jan 17, 2024 | 7:00 pm/ET
Jan 31, 2024 | 7:00 pm/ET
Feb 13, 2024 | 7:00 pm/ET
Feb 28, 2024 | 7:00 pm/ET
Mar 13, 2024 | 7:00 pm/ET
Mar 27, 2024 | 7:00 pm/ET
- 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
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.
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