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For richer, but not for poorer: how Australia’s mental health system fails those most in need

Nursing Review

Logically, this should apply just as much to mental health as to other parts of the health system. But our new research finds Australia’s mental health care system is not equitable in this way. This clear link between mental distress and socioeconomic disadvantage exists both in Australia and globally.

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How to Get Started as a Nurse Advocate Around Key Issues Like Scope of Practice

Amercan Journal of Nursing

My work as a psychiatric NP had been focused on child and adolescent psychiatry, but moving to Florida in 2013 hindered my ability to continue this practice. Emily Bell, MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, been a registered nurse for 19 years and a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) for 15 years. and Virginia.

APRN 74
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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

The 2022 public health data paint a dismal picture for chronic disease management and outcomes ( Table 1 ). Additional data highlights 27 of 46 counties having none or fewer than three primary or specialty physicians in the areas of family, women’s health, pediatrics, and psychiatry per 10,000 people. 2021, December).

APRN 52