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Announcing the 2026 APNA Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Through the APNA Memorial Scholarship, we honor the legacies of nurses whose dedication to psychiatric-mental health nursing and persons ...

Just Updated! APNA Competency Based Training for Conducting the One-Hour Face-to-Face Assessment for Persons in Restraint or Seclusion

A crucial training for conducting the required one-hour face-to-face assessment of patients in restraint or seclusion following ...

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Help for Sexual Assault Survivors

With sexual violence a significant problem in the US (CDC, 2024), it is essential that psychiatric-mental health nurses across ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

APNA Memorial Scholarship: PMH Nursing Impact Ahead!

Who are two PMH-RNs with a demonstrated commitment to advancing psychiatric-mental health nursing? Hint: They received APNA Memorial ...

Members’ CornerNews

Member News July 2024

Member Highlights Sara Robinson is the new Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Director at UMSON! She will lead the ...

APNA News Members’ CornerNews

New APNA Position on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

With this new position paper, APNA takes the position that "Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to any solution to ...

APNA News Members’ CornerPresident's Message

Summer Feels

A cool breeze against your skin, the murmur of crickets in the evening, and the sweetness of perfectly ripe berries ...

30 Nursing Students Receive Scholarships

Join the APNA Board of Directors in celebrating the 2024 APNA Board of Directors Student Scholars! These 30 amazing nursing ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

Bestselling Author Johann Hari to join APNA 38th Annual Conference as Keynote

Author of three New York Times bestsellers, Johann Hari is also Executive Producer of an Oscar-nominated movie and an ...

APNA News Members’ CornerPresident's Message

Twice the Celebration

Dear Colleagues, A double celebration is in order this Nurses Month & Mental Health Awareness Month. But what does this ...

APNA News Members’ Corner

APNA Releases New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Issue Brief to Underscore Key Applications to PMH Nursing Practice

In support of the ongoing work of the organization’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, the APNA Board of ...