American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel Consensus Statement on leveraging equity in policy to improve recognition and treatment of mental health, substance use disorders, and nurse suicide.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Mosby Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0401075 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1528-3968 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00296554 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nurs Outlook Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: St. Louis, Mo : Mosby
      Original Publication: New York, American Journal of Nursing Co.
    • Subject Terms:
      Mental Disorders*/psychology ; Mental Disorders*/therapy ; Substance-Related Disorders*/psychology ; Substance-Related Disorders*/therapy ; Suicide* ; Nurses*/psychology; Health Equity ; Mental Health ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; American Nurses' Association ; Pandemics
    • Abstract:
      Rates of nurse mental health and substance use disorders are high. Heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses are challenged to care for patients in ways that often jeopardize their own health and increase risks for their families. These trends exacerbate the epidemic of suicide in nursing underscored by several professional organization clarion calls to nurses' risk. Principles of health equity and trauma-informed care dictate urgent action. The purpose of this paper is to establish consensus among clinical and policy leaders from Expert Panels of the American Academy of Nursing about actions to address risks to mental health and factors contributing to nurse suicide. Recommendations for mitigating barriers drew from the CDC's 2022 Suicide Prevention Resource for Action strategies to guide the nursing community to inform policy, education, research, and clinical practice with the goals of greater health promotion, risk reduction, and sustainment of nurses' health and well-being are provided.
      Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest Statement The authors have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non-financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
      (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Mental health; Nurse suicide; Substance use disorder; Well-being
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20230427 Date Completed: 20230826 Latest Revision: 20231129
    • Publication Date:
      20240514
    • Accession Number:
      PMC10129051
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.outlook.2023.101970
    • Accession Number:
      37104889