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 future depends on what we do in the present
- Mahatma Gandhi
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
This week’s recommended Health and Wellness Activity
MFP 2024 Intensive Training Institute 50th Anniversary celebration
Health and Wellness Articles
Can Drinking Water (or Not Drinking Enough) Affect Your Sleep? (opens new window)
Work-Life Balance: 7 Tips for Getting Better at It (opens new window)
Picture this: Snapping photos of our food could be good for us (opens new window)
MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND NURSING ARTICLES
Mental health in nursing A student's perspective (opens new window)
A stigma around mental health issues within healthcare and nursing itself has created a culture of perfectionism in the workplace, and nurses struggle to live up to the expectations while pushing aside their feelings, thoughts, and needs. Inspired by one author's personal experiences, this article explores mental health issues many nurses confront today. Read more (opens new window)
Co-regulation: Helping children and teens navigate big emotions (opens new window)
When preschoolers are melting down or teens are slamming doors, parents face two difficult tasks: keeping themselves composed and supporting their kids' ability to self-soothe while building skills to handle future challenges.These abilities are at the heart of co-regulation, a parenting tool that requires patience and practice. But what exactly is involved, and how does it help support children and teens wrestling with big emotions? Read more (opens new window)
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv preprint server, researchers identified genetic loci associated with the lifetime and frequency of cannabis use and explored their heritability, genetic correlations, and clinical implications. Read more (opens new window)
Treating the Trauma That Underlies Addiction (opens new window)
Last spring, a patient named Brittany was admitted to the University of Maryland Medical Center on the brink of death. Only 32 years old, she was suffering from kidney failure and a brain infection – severe complications of intravenous drug use. Brittany, whose last name is being withheld for privacy, also needed a palliative care specialist to manage her pain and to help her mother deal with what could be the end of her daughter’s life. Read more (opens new window)
MFP/ANA ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Her particular concern for the mental health of Black and minority youth can be traced both to a startling article and exceptional mentors. The article reported the remarkable finding that people with mental illnesses die, on average, 25 years younger than those without, most commonly of chronic medical conditions such as asthma or cardiac diseases. As a “nurse first,” LaKeetra recognized the unique roles nurses and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners can have in providing person-centered care. Learn more
- Apply for a Merit Switzer Research Fellowship for Doctoral Dissertation Research (opens new window)
Proposals due Friday, June 28, 2024
Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (opens new window) (NIDILRR) is announcing a new funding opportunity for the Switzer Research Fellowship Program (opens new window).
The purpose of the Switzer Research Fellowship Program is to build research capacity by providing support to highly qualified individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to conduct research on rehabilitation, independent living, and other experiences and outcomes of people with disabilities.
The purpose of the Merit Switzer Research Fellowships for Doctoral Dissertation Research (opens new window) is to support doctoral candidates as they conduct their dissertation research focused on a disability or rehabilitation topic that addresses outcomes among people with disabilities in one or more of NIDILRR’s outcome domains: community living and participation, employment, or health and function.
NIDILRR plans to make five fellowship awards under this opportunity. Applicants must demonstrate their formal academic status as doctoral candidates and have approval of dissertation proposal. Fellowship awards will have one 12-month project period.
Notice of Funding Opportunity
Application Due Date: Friday, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this program is to provide substance use prevention, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, HIV, and viral hepatitis prevention and treatment services for racial and ethnic individuals vulnerable to a SUD and/or mental health condition, HIV, viral hepatitis, and other infectious disease (e.g., sexually transmitted infections). Recipients will be expected to take a syndemic approach to SUD, HIV, and viral hepatitis by providing SUD prevention and treatment to racial and ethnic individuals at risk for or living with HIV.
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $5,700,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: Up to 8
- State Opioid Response (SOR)/Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Technical Assistance (opens new window)
Application Due Date: Monday, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this program is to advance the provision of trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and evidence-based substance use-related approaches and interventions across the country and across the lifespan to reduce the impacts of opioid and stimulant misuse and use disorders on individuals, families, and communities.
Anticipated Total Available Funding: $18,500,000
Anticipated Number of Awards: One (1)
Welcome to Season 4 of Mental Health Trailblazers: Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up. In this special episode, we kick off the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) at the American Nurses Association with an extraordinary guest, Dr. Linda Washington Brown.
Join us as we delve into Dr. Brown's inspiring journey from the segregated South to having a seat at the table where national health policies are made. Dr. Brown reflects on the transformative impact of the MFP, which has trained over a thousand behavioral health professionals, including herself. She shares heartfelt stories of overcoming adversity, the importance of mentorship, and the need for continued support and funding to address mental health and substance use disorders in underserved communities.
Dr. Brown's passion and dedication to improving mental health care for all shine through as she discusses her work with people experiencing homelessness, the disparities in vaccine access, and her efforts in training a new generation of health professionals. Her powerful insights and unwavering commitment to making a difference are sure to inspire and motivate listeners.
Tune in for an engaging, thought-provoking, and uplifting conversation with a true trailblazer in mental health nursing. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Dr. Linda Washington Brown's wealth of experience and her vision for a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system.
Free continuing nursing education credits are available for listening to this and all upcoming episodes of Season 4. Details in the episode description. Be sure to share this episode and subscribe to our podcast for more inspiring content!
Article mentioned by Dr. Brown:
- Darshali A. Vyas, M.D. Leo G. Eisenstein, M.D., and David S. Jones, M.D., Ph.D.
CNE information:
An email will be sent to you at a later date with instructions on how to claim CNE credit. The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Learn more about Dr. Linda Washington-Brown click here
Photo Highlights from SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Symposium today themed “Fostering Connections through Mentorship and Collaboration to Advance Behavioral Health Equity” #SAMHSAMFP2024 (opens new window)