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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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This Month’s For You

You. Are. Amazing. This Nurses Month and Mental Health Awareness Month I am in awe of the difference you make ...

Announcing the 2026 JAPNA Author Awards Recipients

The JAPNA Author Awards recognize authors who publish outstanding work in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA) ...

The 2026 APNA Annual Awards Recipients

Nine psychiatric-mental health nurses were highlighted for exceptional contributions to improve mental health outcomes through prevention, education, and science-...

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 ...

April 2026 Policy Update

Key developments this month The comment period is open for the CMS FY 2027 inpatient psychiatric facility proposed rule. FY ...

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Expert Sessions at CPI: Destigmatizing Bipolar Disorder With Anyi Atabong

Anyi Atabong, DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-C, PMH-C, is a dual board-certified psychiatric mental-health and family nurse ...

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Member News March 2026

Member Highlights Marquis Who's Who honors Faith Carini-Graves for her excellence in health care, highlighting her experience in ...

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The APNA Memorial Scholarship “Reminded me that my work matters”

The APNA Memorial Scholarship highlights why the work of psychiatric-mental health nurses matters. “More than financial support, the scholarship ...

APNA News Members’ CornerPresident's Message

How Your Input Shapes Strategy

Remember the survey we sent out late last year, asking what you want from APNA? Here’s how what you ...

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Online Educational Program Free to Members

Earn contact hours while gaining skills in flexible, strategic interventions with the new nursing education course Motivational Interviewing: Practical Strategies for Nurses. It’s free for APNA members.