Member News September 2025
Member Highlights
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Susan Blaakman is mentioned in a WXXI News article for co-leading a federally funded initiative for youth mental health care at the University of Rochester. See more about this initiative! |
| Tiara Collins is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for her contributions to Leading Behavioral Health Initiatives at the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus. Give kudos! |
| Katerina Melino is the lead author on the Science Direct article, “Time, diagnosis, and medication: The institutional circuit of billing in community mental health care.” View the full article! |
JAPNA Awards
The Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Editors and Editorial Board announce the first annual JAPNA Author Award recipients.
The APNA Research & Scholarship Council reviewed articles published in 2024, JAPNA issues 1-6, and made recommendations to the JAPNA Editorial Board, which selected the award recipients..
- Teresa J. Ng wins for her brief report: Stress Management Interventions Among U.S. High School Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis
- Other members nominated for their articles:
- Harry Adynski: Social Support Is Protective Against the Effects of Discrimination on Parental Mental Health Outcomes
- Julia F. Houfek and Therese L. Mathews: Implementing an APRN-Led Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in a Rural Community
- Eugenia Millender: The Cumulative Influence of Perceived Discrimination, Stress, and Coping Responses on Symptoms of Depression Among Young African American Mothers
- Brandy Mechling, Nadia Ali Muhammad Ali Charania, Olimpia Paun, Linda Lewin, Andrea Bostrom, Mercy Mumba, Ko Niitsu, and Nancy Ahern: Research Priorities in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Funding Availability, Recently Published Work, and Future Directions for Advancing Our Science
Published September 2025
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