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 SAMHSA Minority Fellowship at the American Nurses Association Alumna, 

Dr. LaKeetra Josey, who is on the frontlines of efforts to address the mental health impact of increasing substance use disorders among young people, joins host Indrias Kassaye for this exploration of emerging trends in drug use among young people. Dr. Josey spotlights alarming developments including the embrace of increasingly dangerous substances and thrill-seeking behavior – a toxic mix that is fueling rising suicide rates among youth, especially from ethnic and racial minority groups.  

Episode Notes  Substance use disorders, the impact on adolescents and young people and what behavioral health professionals including psychiatric mental health nurses can do to address the rising toll on the mental health and wellbeing of American youth is in the spotlight for this episode of Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up!   SAMHSA Minority Fellowship at the American Nurses Association Alumna, Dr. LaKeetra Josey, who is on the frontlines of efforts to address the mental health impact of increasing substance use disorders among young people, joins host Indrias Kassaye for this exploration of emerging trends in drug use among young people.   Dr. Josey spotlights alarming developments including the embrace of increasingly dangerous substances and thrill-seeking behavior – a toxic mix that is fueling rising suicide rates among youth, especially from ethnic and racial minority groups. Dr. Josey also provides insights on community-based interventions and strategies that are being successfully employed by nurses to prevent youth sliding down the dangerous slope of substance abuse and addictions. Sounding the call to action has never been so dire.  

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 Dr. LaKeetra Josey will share her expertise as a practitioner and researcher during this session. She will focus on insight and strategies for mental health concerns in the nursing population. 

Wakeup Call: Recognizing the Warning Signs on When You or Others Need Help

 Wakeup Call will give Black nurses an opportunity to learn about resources to help them RE:SET themselves by rethinking how their personal, mental and physical wellbeing may be affected by the daily demands of the job.  They will learn how to recognize the warning signs of when they need extra help and will be given actionable steps to help themselves, fellow nurses and their families.

• Freida Hopkins Outlaw, PhD, RN, APRN, FAAN
• LaKeetra Josey, PhD, RN, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
• Teresa Combs, PhD, RN, APRN-BC
• Dr. Jana Goodwin - Assistant Professor & Director of the BSN program, University of MD School of Nursing

Listen in as  Dr. LaKeetra Josey and the Your Center team discussed information on Mental Health Topics. The family of Your Center give all they have to help the community. WHERE YOU ARE THE CENTER OF YOUR CARE.