Honoring the hearts behind mental health care
A growing number of US hospitals are ditching the once-a-year pizza party in favor of curated archives of patient thank-you letters — displayed year-round, not just in May. We look at three facilities doing it right and break down how to start your own.
Facing a national psychiatrist shortage, psychiatric nurses across the country are enrolling in psychotherapy training, EMDR certification, and substance-use counseling programs — often while working night shift. Meet six of them and learn what the path actually costs and takes.
In much of rural America, a single psychiatric nurse may be the only mental health professional for a hundred miles. Here's what that looks like on the ground — and why national recognition efforts can't stop at the city limits.
Another scented candle isn't going to cut it. Here's a practical, heartfelt gift guide built around what psychiatric nurses genuinely need — from decompression tools to DIY ideas any unit or family can pull off.
From the hallmarks of 19th-century asylums to the policy rooms of modern Washington, psychiatric nurses have quietly shaped how America cares for its most vulnerable minds. Here are seven pioneers whose legacies still walk the halls of every psych unit today.
Celebrating Mental Health Nurses Day on an inpatient psych unit takes a little extra creativity — you can't exactly hang patient-made banners in the hallway. Here's a practical, budget-friendly game plan for honoring your team without compromising anyone's privacy, including your night shift.
Ask a psychiatric nurse how they survive back-to-back shifts and they'll rarely mention self-care apps or spa days. Instead, they'll tell you about the playlist in the parking lot, the walk around the block after clocking out, and the group chat that never sleeps. Here's a look at the small, private rituals that keep America's mental health nurses grounded.
Nurses Week comes and goes every May, but psychiatric-mental health nurses rarely get their own spotlight—despite standing on the front lines of a national mental health emergency. This is the case for dedicated recognition, and a practical roadmap for giving it to them.