Empowering Youth: Mental Health and Belonging
08/28/23 • 40 min
Our conversations on the mental health related challenges facing young people in America continues with a discussion on the importance of belonging for the mental wellness of adolescents and youth.
Public discourse in America today laments increasing polarization, a society wide retrenchment into siloed communities defined by characteristics which can include race and ethnic identity, religion, political affiliation, perspectives on gender roles and sexual orientation, and a whole host of other factors.
Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up host Indrias Kassaye is joined by SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association Alumna Tricia Howard in episode 10 for an exploration of the mental health impact of these dynamics for adolescents and young people. Together they dissect what it means to belong, and critically, what happens when young people feel they do not belong, especially in the places and spaces that are essential for their growth and development as human beings, like school?
Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Tricia Howard who has worked with the public school system for many years, brings valuable insights to this conversation, including recommendations for what behavioral health professionals, especially nurses, can do to ensure young people confronting issues related to their sense of belonging are able to overcome them, succeed and thrive.
FREE CNE credits are available for listening to this episode – see details below.
To learn more about the Minority Fellowship Program visit www.emfp.org
For more information about Tricia Howard visit https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/tricia-howard
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Required Disclosures to Participants – 2023 ANA MFP Podcast Season3:
Episode10: Empowering Youth: Mental Health and Belonging
Continuing Nursing Education Disclosures:
Participants may earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for this session.
Requirements for CNE credit are to:
1. Listen to the entire podcast.
2. Complete the evaluation after the event.
** Please use the link below to access to complete the evaluation form and to receive your CNE certificate by email.
Expiration Date/Deadline: August 28, 2025.
Evaluation Survey Link (opens on August 28, 2023) https://surveys.nursingworld.org/s3/MFP-Podcast-10-
Empowering-Youth-Mental-Health-and-Belonging
The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional
development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17219.
Our conversations on the mental health related challenges facing young people in America continues with a discussion on the importance of belonging for the mental wellness of adolescents and youth.
Public discourse in America today laments increasing polarization, a society wide retrenchment into siloed communities defined by characteristics which can include race and ethnic identity, religion, political affiliation, perspectives on gender roles and sexual orientation, and a whole host of other factors.
Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up host Indrias Kassaye is joined by SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association Alumna Tricia Howard in episode 10 for an exploration of the mental health impact of these dynamics for adolescents and young people. Together they dissect what it means to belong, and critically, what happens when young people feel they do not belong, especially in the places and spaces that are essential for their growth and development as human beings, like school?
Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Tricia Howard who has worked with the public school system for many years, brings valuable insights to this conversation, including recommendations for what behavioral health professionals, especially nurses, can do to ensure young people confronting issues related to their sense of belonging are able to overcome them, succeed and thrive.
FREE CNE credits are available for listening to this episode – see details below.
To learn more about the Minority Fellowship Program visit www.emfp.org
For more information about Tricia Howard visit https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/tricia-howard
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Required Disclosures to Participants – 2023 ANA MFP Podcast Season3:
Episode10: Empowering Youth: Mental Health and Belonging
Continuing Nursing Education Disclosures:
Participants may earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for this session.
Requirements for CNE credit are to:
1. Listen to the entire podcast.
2. Complete the evaluation after the event.
** Please use the link below to access to complete the evaluation form and to receive your CNE certificate by email.
Expiration Date/Deadline: August 28, 2025.
Evaluation Survey Link (opens on August 28, 2023) https://surveys.nursingworld.org/s3/MFP-Podcast-10-
Empowering-Youth-Mental-Health-and-Belonging
The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional
development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17219.
Previous Episode
Mental Health Allies: Nurses Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth
Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up’s seasonal focus on the mental health challenges facing adolescents and youth from ethnic and racial minority groups in America continues with a new episode focusing on the experiences of young people who identify as LGBTQ+.
SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association alumnus Dr. Austin Nation joins host Indrias Kassaye for a frank discussion on the unique mental challenges that LGBTQ+ youth often face due to the intersection of their sexual orientation, gender identity and societal factors including racism, the opioid epidemic, and the impact of polarized political discourse where LGBTQ+ rights have become a prominent wedge issue.
Mental health related indicators including depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and substance use disorders among LGBTQ+ youth are rising at alarming rates. Dr. Nation sounds an urgent call for stepped up engagement by mental health professionals including nurses to provide the empathetic care needed by arguably the most vulnerable youth in America today.
FREE CNE credits are available for listening to Season 3 episodes of Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up! Find details below.
For more information about the SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association visit www.emfp.org
Learn more about Dr. Austin Nation at https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/austin-nation
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Required Disclosures to Participants – 2023 ANA MFP Podcast Season3: Episode9: Mental Health Allies: Nurses Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth.
Continuing Nursing Education Disclosures:
Participants may earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for this session.
Requirements for CNE credit are to:
Listen to the entire podcast.
Complete the evaluation after the event.
** Please use the link below to access to complete the evaluation form and to receive your CNE certificate by email. Expiration Date/Deadline: August 14, 2025.
Evaluation Survey Link (opens on August 14, 2023) : https://surveys.nursingworld.org/s3/MFP-Podcast-9-Mental-Health-Allies-Nurses-Empowering-LGBTQ-Youth
The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17219.
Next Episode
Young Minds, Substance Use and Addiction
Substance use disorders, the impact on adolescents and young people and what behavioral health professionals including psychiatric mental health nurses can do to address the rising toll on the mental health and wellbeing of American youth is in the spotlight for this episode of Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up! SAMHSA Minority Fellowship at the American Nurses Association Alumna, Dr. LaKeetra Josey, who is on the frontlines of efforts to address the mental health impact of increasing substance use disorders among young people, joins host Indrias Kassaye for this exploration of emerging trends in drug use among young people. Dr. Josey spotlights alarming developments including the embrace of increasingly dangerous substances and thrill-seeking behavior – a toxic mix that is fueling rising suicide rates among youth, especially from ethnic and racial minority groups. Dr. Josey also provides insights on community-based interventions and strategies that are being successfully employed by nurses to prevent youth sliding down the dangerous slope of substance abuse and addictions. Sounding the call to action has never been so dire. FREE CNE credits are available for listening to this episode – see details below. To learn more about the Minority Fellowship Program visit www.emfp.org
For more information about Dr. LaKeetra Josey visit https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/lakeetra-josey
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Required Disclosures to Participants – 2023 ANA MFP Podcast Season3:
Episode11: Young Minds, Substance Use, and Addiction
Continuing Nursing Education Disclosures:
Participants may earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for this session.
Requirements for CNE credit are to:
1. Listen to the entire podcast.
2. Complete the evaluation after the event.
** Please use the link below to access to complete the evaluation form and to receive your CNE
certificate by email.
Expiration Date/Deadline: September 11, 2025.
Evaluation Survey Link (opens on September 11, 2023) https://surveys.nursingworld.org/s3/2023-ANA-
MFP-Season-3-Episode-11-Podcast-Young-Minds-Substance-Use-and-Addiction
The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional
development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17219.
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