Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up’s seasonal focus on the mental health challenges facing adolescents and youth from ethnic and racial minority groups in America continues with a new episode focusing on the experiences of young people who identify as LGBTQ+.

SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association alumnus Dr. Austin Nation joins host Indrias Kassaye for a frank discussion on the unique mental challenges that LGBTQ+ youth often face due to the intersection of their sexual orientation, gender identity and societal factors including racism, the opioid epidemic, and the impact of polarized political discourse where LGBTQ+ rights have become a prominent wedge issue.

Mental health related indicators including depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and substance use disorders among LGBTQ+ youth are rising at alarming rates. Dr. Nation sounds an urgent call for stepped up engagement by mental health professionals including nurses to provide the empathetic care needed by arguably the most vulnerable youth in America today.

FREE CNE credits are available for listening to Season 3 episodes of Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up! Find details below.

For more information about the SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association visit www.emfp.org

Learn more about Dr. Austin Nation at https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/austin-nation

AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Required Disclosures to Participants – 2023 ANA MFP Podcast Season3: Episode9: Mental Health Allies: Nurses Empowering LGBTQ+ Youth.

Continuing Nursing Education Disclosures:

Participants may earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for this session.

Requirements for CNE credit are to:

Listen to the entire podcast.

Complete the evaluation after the event.

** Please use the link below to access to complete the evaluation form and to receive your CNE certificate by email. Expiration Date/Deadline: August 14, 2025.

Evaluation Survey Link (opens on August 14, 2023) : https://surveys.nursingworld.org/s3/MFP-Podcast-9-Mental-Health-Allies-Nurses-Empowering-LGBTQ-Youth

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