Minnesota residency program gives rural sexual assault nurse examiners real-life experience
Ellen Johnson, Regions Hospital SANE program educator, said that the residency program focuses on nurse examiners with little or no experience.
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Ellen Johnson, Regions Hospital SANE program educator, said that the residency program focuses on nurse examiners with little or no experience.
NAMICON will take place May 24-27 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Oswald found a trustworthy psychiatrist and successfully reduced antipsychotic medications. They are considering pursuing a graduate degree and has just moved in with their life partner.
The magazine’s first edition includes a mix of personal essays, visual art, poetry and features with a focus on the intersections between integrity and drugs.
Carter McNamara had associated PTSD with military veterans until a therapist told him, “You were in a war and you were only 10 years old. And when you looked behind you there were no other soldiers to back you up.”
The Department of Human Services has proposed an additional $45 million for behavioral health services that would help address stark racial disparities in the opioid crisis.
Nationally, a recent poll found that 86% of transgender and nonbinary youth reported that recent discussion around anti-trans bills has harmed their mental health.
GoFundMe and other crowdfunding campaigns are common for those suffering physical ailments, but asking for help for mental health struggles is becoming more common.
A $1 million award from the federal government will help a Twin Cities HIV/AIDS housing nonprofit serve unhoused Minnesotans with substance use disorder.
One answer to the mental health care provider shortage may lie in the hands of a relatively new type of nurse. Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners provide care for children and families with a whole-person approach.
The gift announced Friday is the largest in Hazelden Betty Ford’s history and will provide initial funding needed to launch a National Center for Families and Children, an effort for which the nonprofit is aiming to raise $100 million.
Allina Health staff are trained to recognize potential victims, while the nonprofit Breaking Free works to connect people with housing and help with mental health and addiction.
Human trials are on the horizon for the non-hormonal contraceptive after promising results in mice and monkeys.
Understanding subtle, or not-so-subtle, cultural differences can make or break addiction treatment.
A 2020 Stanford University study concluded that ready access to a gun is a major risk factor for suicide.
In the past, physicians needed to apply for a special permit called an X-waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced an end to the X-waiver program.
Leaders say they believe the proposal is the first of its kind to be approved by a medical association in the United States.
An Augsburg University professor who’d grown up in a family where spanking was the norm decided to research the practice after becoming a parent herself.
A recent study by a University of Minnesota researcher found that adults who were exposed to lead in their drinking water as children performed worse on cognitive assessments in their late 50s and early 60s.
Rather than having time to grieve and recover, Miles spent the first weeks and months after her husband’s death meeting with probate attorneys and bankers to sort out her financial life. She’s now published a book to help others with that.
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May 22, 2023