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Call for Volunteers: APNA Council for Mental Health Advocacy

The APNA Council for Mental Health Advocacy (CMHA) is newly re-envisioned and seeking volunteers!...
JAPNA News

September/October Special Issue of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

As an APNA member, you get free access to each issue of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, ...
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Get FREE CE for your response: APNA Workforce Survey

Build the national picture of psychiatric-mental health nursing! The psychiatric‑mental health nursing workforce comprises registered and advanced practice ...
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How Do Workplace Experiences Contribute to Suicide Risk for PMH Nurses?

Q&A With APNA Annual Conference Presenter Christopher Wojnar   APNA member and upcoming APNA 40th Annual Conference presenter ...
APNA News Members’ CornerNews

Member News September 2026

Summary: APNA members are featured in September 2026 member news updates for their expertise and leadership, awards for outstanding practice, ...
APNA News Members’ CornerPresident's Message

Lean on APNA

As I reflect on the past year serving as APNA president, I want to share the sense of support I ...
APNA News: Monthly Policy Update
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Policy Update September 2026

Key Developments The Department of Labor narrowed its enforcement focus for mental health parity requirements to specified categories. CMS added ...
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Monthly News Digest September 2026

Key Developments: New research and evidence in JAPNA provide PMH nursing perspectives and suggestions regarding suicide risk and prevention. A ...
APNA News

Strengthen the core skill behind effective conversations

Strengthen your therapeutic communication skills and build stronger, more effective conversations! Motivational Interviewing: Practical Strategies for Nurses Contact Hours: 3....
APNA Annual Conference Clozapine Confidence Presenter
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Prescribing clozapine with confidence: APNA Annual Conference Preview

With the end of the clozapine REMS last year, a change in which APNA played a part, nurses with prescriptive ...
Headshots of four CPI presenters: Tony Thrasher, Kirby Williams, Wilson Compton, and Anyi Atabong on the CPI background.
EventsMembers’ CornerNews

Four Takeaways from the APNA Psychopharmacology Conference

Missed sessions from the APNA 24th Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute — or want to take a second look? Check out these four ...
News

APNA Position and Competency Update: Nicotine & Tobacco Use Disorders

For Today’s Delivery Mechanisms Nicotine and tobacco use disorders (NTUD) disproportionately affect people with mental health disorders. And, with ...
APNA News News

ORN and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Opioid Response Network (ORN) partner organization APNA serves more than 16,000 psychiatric-mental health (PMH) nurses in the care ...
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APNA News News

Psychiatric-Mental Health Monthly News Digest August 2026

Clinical Practice & Care Delivery U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Orzeyful (oveporexton) tablets for adults with narcolepsy type ...
APNA News: Monthly Policy Update
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Policy Update August 2026

Key Developments CMS finalized FY 2027 Medicare payment and quality-reporting policies for inpatient psychiatric facilities. CMS restricted federal Medicaid ...