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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care

Relias

Across the world, October 10 is hailed as World Mental Health Day. A program of the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH), World Mental Health Day has been observed since 1992. World Mental Health Day is one way WFMH seeks to recognize the goals of this mission.

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5 Workplace Mental Health Strategies To Promote Workplace Wellness for DSPs

Relias

Studies have shown that healthcare workers are more prone to burnout than other professions, especially since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. By implementing effective workplace mental health strategies, you can help your DSPs identify the signs of the burnout and take action before it becomes too much.

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Subsidised flexible courses for mental health nurses

Nursing Review

Almost half of all Australians have experienced a mental health disorder in their life. However, a dramatic shortage of mental health nurses puts a heavy burden on individuals and nurses. Almost 44 per cent of Australians aged 16-85 have experienced a mental health disorder at some point.

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A Male Nurse’s Insight into Healthcare Misogyny

The Nursing Site

A 2020 global study from the United Nations reported that 90% of people have a strong explicit or implicit bias against women ( Villenes, 2021 ), supporting my theory that being a male nurse has innate privileges compared to female nurses. This, in turn, may affect their professional growth and even their mental health.

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NSW lowest budget for mental health in Australia

Nursing Review

NSW has been criticised for the lack of mental-health funding in the new state budget, which was released mid-September. It is the only state in which mental-health funding has decreased per capita over the last 10 years. million investment into 20 Women’s Health Centres in NSW providing mental-health services for women.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.

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Healthcare’s role in reducing gun violence

American Nurse

According to a Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions report in 2020 alone 15% more children died by gun violence compared to the prior year, the highest rate increase ever recorded. Instead, we promote health and safety education in conjunction with the understanding that the law supports a citizen’s right to bear arms.