Care of Detained Persons Task Force

Charge

Draft an APNA position that speaks to the role of psychiatric-mental health nurses in the mental health care of detained persons.

Guidance

• Align the position with the APNA Position Paper Process and Guidelines, including the use of inclusive and non-stigmatizing language
• Ensure a broad focus across the various groups included (e.g. people who are incarcerated or detained, people who have been displaced or seek asylum, etc.)
• Conduct a literature review to incorporate the most current evidence available
• Draw upon the most current understandings of trauma-informed perspectives, social determinants of health, and cultural humility
• Ensure that the position is rooted in the PMH Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice
• Review and, if appropriate, incorporate content from:
  • Nursing Code of Ethics
  • WHO 2026 Evidence Brief for Policy & Practice: Health in immigration detention
  • ICN 2018 Position Statement: Health of migrants, refugees and displaced persons

Chair

Emily Sinnwell, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Associate Chair

Briana Snyder, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CHPN, CNE, RYT 200

Steering Committee

Akisha Bailey, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC
Beverly Baliko, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Heike Barnett, MSN/Ed
Patricia Blair, PhD, LLM, JD, MSN, RN, CNE, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, AAL
Sandra DeGroat, MA, MSN, APN, PMHNP-BC, CCTP, CAIMHP
Kristen Dominique, RN
Isabelle Dubois, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Kristy Holland, MHA, BS, RN, CARN, SAFE
Liberty Olive Macias, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, DABFN
Brenda Marshall, EdD, APN, ANEF, FAANP
Krystal Martinez, MSN CRNP
Monique Mensah, DNP, RN, PMH-BC
Kathryn Putnam, RN
Misty Reed, RN
Cassondra Sandholm, RN
Siyami Takha, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Daniel Wesemann, DNP, MSW, PMHNP-BC, ARNP, FAANP