The New England Chapter was founded in 1993. Our first business meeting was at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA. Karen Chesley was the New England Regional Representative, she worked at McLean and asked Nancy Valentine if we could have a one day conference there. The conference was a sellout and a great success. We came together and found support for the task ahead.

The Chapter is made up of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Our membership is about 400. The largest group of members come from MA. We believe our strength is in bringing all our states together. 

Mission Statement

As psychiatric nurses and members of the New England Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, we collaborate and engage in fellowship to advance psychiatric nursing.

Membership

All members of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association living or working in New England are automatically members of the New England Chapter (NEAPNA). We have a business meeting at the conference and a second business meeting at the APNA National conference. There are working sessions for the Board of Directors that meet monthly. All members are invited.

NEAPNA has no dues. Our income comes from:
1. The yearly New England Conference
2. Donations for our Awards are from our members and others.

NEAPNA NURTURES MEMBERS BY:

Recognizing the contributions of individual members
Creating networking opportunities
Recognition of the diversity of members,
practice options and culture

NEAPNA PROMOTES GROWTH OF THE MEMBERSHIP BY:

Recruitment & Retention of membership
Annual Conferences
Chapter Publications
Strategic Alliances

NEAPNA DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF MEMBERS BY:

Mentoring
Skills Training
Opportunities to participate in regional & national activities

For information about the organization or for information on how to attend a meeting contact Mary Kline, President.


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