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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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What is Neurodiversity? Understanding Neurodiversity

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Elizabeth Pellicano and Jacquiline den Houting, Annual Research Review: Shifting from normal science to neurodiversity in autism science, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, November 3, 2021: 63(4), 381396, [link]. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), September 2024, [link].

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Magnet4Europe

American Nurse

Takeaways: The Magnet4Europe program aims to improve the mental health and well-being of European health professionals and improve patient outcomes by redesigning work environments. In July 2021, the HM-JSUMC and KL teams had an initial virtual meeting, and KL announced the partnership on its website.

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Nursing ethics and shared governance model

American Nurse

The Code’s fifth provision describes a nurse’s duty to maintain competence and pursue professional growth, noting the difference between competence (a baseline foundation for acceptable practice) and professional growth (an ongoing process for moving beyond the minimum standard of practice). See Strategic imperatives.)

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How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can Influence Healthcare

Relias

Equity: Ensuring healthcare workers have what they need to do their jobs and patients have what they need in and out of treatment settings to effectively benefit from best practices in treatment (not to be confused with equality). How to meet diverse needs of patients with disabilities and cognitive or mental health impairments.

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Nurse’s Well-Being Dialogue at the Membership Assembly

American Nurse

For years, nurses have struggled with mental and emotional well-being due to the inherent demands and stressors of their profession. Nurses experience higher rates of mental health issues, substance abuse, and even suicide compared to the general population (Choflet et al., 2023; National Academy of Medicine [NAM], 2022).

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Caring for adults with autism spectrum disorder

American Nurse

Working with the information technology/clinical systems department, the team created a trigger from a positive response on this question, which then initiates consults for the behavioral health intervention team (BHIT), integrated case management, and the dietary department. Behavioral health intervention team. J Autism Dev Disord.