APNA Telemental Health Toolkit

The APNA Telemental Health Toolkit provides evidence-informed resources designed specifically for psychiatric-mental health nurses. This comprehensive toolkit brings together expert guidance, practical considerations, and vetted resources to support safe, equitable, and effective telemental health care across diverse practice settings and patient populations.

Organized into five key topic areas, the toolkit makes it easy to quickly find information relevant to your practice, from policy and reimbursement to program implementation, education, outcome measurement, and strategies for improving access to care.

The toolkit covers:

• National Telemental Health Policy Considerations
• Telemental Health Equity, Inclusion, and Access
• Telemental Health Outcome Measures
• Telemental Health Logistical Considerations
• Telemental Health Education

This toolkit was created by the APNA Telemental Health Task Force and approved by the APNA Board of Directors February 2023. Updated July 2026.