The impact of implementing Mental Health First Aid with prelicensure nursing students in rural Indiana
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- Author(s)
- Wilgenbusch, Beverly
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Beverly Wilgenbusch, MSN, RN, CNE, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus, Columbus, Indiana, USA
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- Alpha
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- Indiana Center for Nursing
Abstract
Rural communities in the United States suffer significantly from a lack of mental health resources (Schroeder and Peterson, 2017). With a lack of mental health providers and community resources, police, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers, and nurses are often the first to provide care to someone experiencing a mental health crisis. It is critical that these first responders have appropriate training and evidence-based tools to keep both those at risk and themselves safe from harm. The MHFA program, originally created in Australia in 2001, is an evidence-based tool that describes how to safely approach and respond to someone in an acute mental health crisis.
Conference Information
| Name | Host | Location | 2020 Indiana Nursing Summit | Indiana Center for Nursing | Virtual Event |
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