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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Resources

A collection of resources curated for psychiatric-mental health nurses: From toolkits to graduate school listings, the APNA Resource Center is your first access point for information on topics across the spectrum of psychiatric-mental health nursing.

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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

US Department of Health and Human Services- Surgeon General: Social Media and Youth Mental Health [Parents; Schools; Clinicians]

An advisory detailing current evidence and calling for immediate action to mitigate social media harms to children and adolescents.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Facts for Families – Screen Time and Children [Parents]

Educational resource for parents and caregivers which details possible harms from too much screen time while suggesting strategies for developing a screentime plan to guide use.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

American Psychological Association: Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to protect their kids. [Parents]

Guide for parents and caregivers detailing specific social media risks with recommendations to keep adolescents safe while maximizing positive experiences.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSocial Media

American Academy of Pediatrics: Media and Children [Clinicians]

Clinician resource page, including policy statements, research, professional tools, and media plan to share with families.
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Suicide Prevention

APNA Position: Nurse Assessment & Management of Suicide Risk

APNA suicide competencies address a gap in suicide prevention efforts and should be inclusively and equitably disseminated to the diverse population of practicing nurses to increase safety and provide an
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthSuicide Prevention

APNA Position: Youth Suicide Prevention

PMH nurses at all levels of practice can reduce suicide mortality by intervening with children, adolescents, and families across levels of care.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthADHD

APNA eLearning Center Courses

Presentations with contact hours that explore a range of topics related to ADHD and their implications for PMH nursing practice.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthADHD

ADDA Courses

Free Attention Deficit Disorder Association courses geared towards educating patients and families, as well as providers.
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthADHD

Article: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents

Updates the 2011 revision published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and addresses evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD in children 4-18, with special guidance for ADHD care for
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthADHD

Article: Sex differences in predicting ADHD clinical diagnosis and pharmacological treatment

From "European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry", a study that investigated sex differences in the severity and presentation of ADHD symptoms, conduct problems, and learning problems in males and females with
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthADHD

Article: Evidence-based pharmacological treatment options…

From "Pharmacology & Therapeutics", summary of current medication options, issues and gaps in the literature, and an overview of efforts to develop new pharmacologic treatments for children and young adults
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Child & Adolescent Mental HealthADHD

ADDitude Magazine

WebMD site that includes free articles and resources.
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