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

Chairs

Emily Sinnwell, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
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
Jennifer Lamb, PMHNP-BC, MN
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

Advisory Panel

Anna Allred, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Julianne Armijo, MSN, FNP-C, RN
Eric Bauman, PhD, FSSH, PMHNP-BC
Daijah Beavers, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Adaobi Bosah, PMHNP-BC, MSN, MSC, APRN, PHN
Jacob Bottroff, BSN, RN, PMH-BC
Tamika Braveheart, MSN
Shana Cantoni, RN, APRN
Barbara Carkey, DNP, PMHNP-BC, NPP
Omasiel Comrie-Reinert, RN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
Colette DeSpain, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Jennifer Dotseth, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, PHN
Lynda Dunlop, APRN
Crystal Fox, RN, BSN
Michelle Fulkerson, DNP, RN, PMH-BC, NPD-BC, CNE
Ashley Garner, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Julieanne George, DSL(c), MSN MBA RN NEA-BA CNML NC-BC
Melissa Goad, BSN, RN-BC
Ana Gutierrez Sisneros, PhD, MALAS, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, AHN-BC, TCN-A
Michelle Heyland, DNP, APRN-FPA, PMHNP-BC
Tracy Hicks, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN, FAANP, FAAN
Jayne James, MSN, APRN-BC, PMHCNS, PMHNP
Elba Kerkusz, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Ashley Lee, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Deborah Lewis, DNP, MSN, PHN, RN
Eugene Lucas, DNP, CRNP, APMHNP-BC, FNP-BC
Emily Malo, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MS, RN
Angela Ngoka, MSN, RN, PMHN-BC, MPH
Megan Ossont, PhD, MSN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Christine Possemato, DNP, APN, PMHNP
Melissa Powers, APRN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Keith Quist, DNP, PMHNP-C, SANE-A/A
Kim Rutley-Campbell, DNP, MSN
Danielle Schuetter, PMHNP
Stacy Stoterau, APRN, CNP
Gina Tenge, MSN, RN-BC, CNEcl
Brandon Thatcher, PMHNP-BC
Keitra Thompson, DNP, MSN, MHS, APRN
Erica Trudeau, RN
Khadijah Tuitt, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Zachary Ulrich, JD, MDR, MA, PMH-BC, CPRP, PMHNP-BC, NMIT
Jyotika Vazirani, MSN, CRNP, CS-P, BC