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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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An Expansive View of Mental Health Nursing

Minority Nurse

Mental health nursing is a specialty within our profession that may be frequently overlooked and underappreciated. In this respect, the nurse’s role in the mental health of their fellow Americans is crucial.

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Mental Health Nursing Fast-Growing Field With Diverse Possibilities

Nurse.com

Unmet needs for mental health care is creating opportunities for nurses, both new and experienced, in multiple care settings. With the demand for mental health nurses, the possibilities are wide-open, well-paying — and impressively diverse. The demand for mental health nurses is clear. Home health agencies.

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Understanding the Silent Crisis: Suicide Among Nurses

American Nurse

2021), our country experienced a record high between 2017 and 2018, with 729 nurses in the United States dying by suicide. The most common risk factor to suicide is mental health problems. The majority of individuals who have died by suicide have a mental health diagnosis such as anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder.

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A Male Nurse’s Insight into Healthcare Misogyny

The Nursing Site

This bias against women in healthcare has been ingrained in medicine since Ancient Greece; medicine has absorbed and enforced socially constructed gender divisions at every stage in its long history” ( Cleghorn , 2021). This, in turn, may affect their professional growth and even their mental health.

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Is Nursing Students’ Mental Health in Jeopardy?

Nurse.com

The study was conducted prior to the pandemic, which suggests things have likely gotten worse, according to lead study author Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer and College of Nursing Dean at The Ohio State University. “We

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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.