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Mental health matters

American Nurse

The staying power of this program—one of eight such funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—matters especially now given the serious mental health challenges our country faces and the persistent gap in healthcare services and outcomes among communities of color. 2024; 19(7).

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An Evidence-based Approach to Improving Nurse Mental Health 

Daily Nurse

Each year since 2020, we have published the annual Frontline Nurse Mental Health & Well-being Survey to gauge the collective health of our nursing workforce and advocate for solutions to support it. Furthermore, adverse mental health outcomes have decreased across all categories over the past year.

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Black Youth Mental Health and Its Impact on Suicide in the United States

Relias

An issue that has gone largely unexplored until recently, however, is the alarming rise of suicide rates among Black youth and the general state of mental health in this group. In the past, research on youth suicide focused mainly on white youth, leaving holes in our understanding of mental health and suicidality among Black youth.

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Prioritizing Mental Health and Self-Care for Nurses

Nurse.com

While most nurses are eager to discuss their profession with friends, family, and colleagues, conversations surrounding depression and anxiety remain taboo despite the prevalence of these mental health conditions within the field. Self-care for nurses is perhaps not given the attention it deserves. . High-Stress Situations.

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Immigration Detention Nursing – ensuring the best health outcomes

The Nurse Break

We teamed up with International Health and Medical Services to interview Chrisna, a Registered Nurse and Health Services Manager within Immigration Detention. The role includes managing the healthcare of all the clients in our care, working as a team to ensure the best health outcome.

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Urgent Action is Needed to Prevent Nurse Suicide

American Nurse

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 48,100 people losing their lives to suicide per year (National Institute of Mental Health, 2024). Unfortunately, only a small percentage of nurses will receive needed mental health services (Berlin et al., 2023; Kirzinger et al., 2021, 2022).

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Understanding Social Determinants of Health

Diversity Nursing

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, and the broader array of influences and structures impacting everyday living. These determinants are the key drivers of health disparities, leading to unjust and preventable health outcomes.