FNP Clinical Practice Toolkit

NAMI is a non-profit organization whose mission states that it "...provides advocacy, education, support and public awareness so that all individuals and families affected by mental illness can build better lives."

A good source for credible data, statistics, and infographics relating to mental health.

This guide, published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, provides public officials as well as others involved in disaster and emergency communications with information about effective communication, working with the media, using social media, and addressing errors and controlling rumors.

The National Guidelines for Crisis Care – A Best Practice Toolkit advances national guidelines in crisis care within a toolkit that supports program design, development, implementation and continuous quality improvement efforts. It is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, service providers, state and local leaders think through and develop the structure of crisis systems that meet community needs

Clinical Guide provides comprehensive, national guidance for optimal management of pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder and their infants. The Clinical Guide helps healthcare professionals and patients determine the most clinically appropriate action for a particular situation and informs individualized treatment decisions.

While postpartum depression is common among new mothers, our ability to reliably detect this illness remains poor. Recent studies have indicated that most obstetricians report that they screen for postpartum psychiatric problems at routine follow-up visits but typically do not use standardized instruments to assess for postpartum depression. Unfortunately, studies which have measured the success of routine screening suggest that without the use of standardized screening tools like the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, many women with postpartum depression are not identified

The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers is collaborative of 12 regional and 2 national Telehealth Resource Centers, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Health Resources and Services Administration, which provides timely and accurate information on telehealth across the United States. The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers provides trusted consultation, resources, & news at no cost to help you plan your experience.

The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) tool is a set of four brief suicide screening questions that takes 20 seconds to administer.

Best practices guides for providers help you learn how others in your field are using telehealth to connect with patients. Get practical recommendations on billing, strategy, and more to help understand if telehealth is right for you.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on teaching people strategies to help them live their best and most productive life. DBT is often used to help people with depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorders, addictions, eating disorder, and PTSD.

The Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) is an international organization of trainers in motivational interviewing, incorporated as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit charitable organization in the state of Virginia, USA. The trainers come from diverse backgrounds and apply MI in a variety of settings. Their central interest is to improve the quality and effectiveness of counseling and consultations with clients about behavior change.

The National Center for PTSD is the world's leading research and educational center of excellence on PTSD and traumatic stress.

In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association revised the PTSD diagnostic criteria in the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; 1). PTSD is included in a new category in DSM-5, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders. All of the conditions included in this classification require exposure to a traumatic or stressful event as a diagnostic criterion.

Webinar which: explains the pharmacokinetics of Opioids, discusses the change in trends of illicit opioids, and examines various treatment modalities. 1 CNE Credit.

Free continuing education from APNA. Stimulant use disorders includes nicotine, caffeine, Rx stimulants, meth/cocaine.

Canary is an overdose prevention app that monitors for a user's inactivity after activation. In the event that a user stops moving and fails to respond to prompts by Canary, the app issues an alert to others.

Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants. Women with OUD and their infants face critical barriers to optimal care such as legal consequences in several states with statutes that sanction pregnant women with OUD. The goal of these efforts is to protect the fetus or infant from opioid exposure.

Online training for APRN by The American Psychiatric Nurses Association, an accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Section 1262 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (also known as Omnibus bill), removes the federal requirement for practitioners to submit a Notice of Intent (have a waiver) to prescribe medications, like buprenorphine, for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).

Resources from the National Institute of Mental Health that can be used to raise awareness about bipolar disorder.

The Parent and Caregiver Network is an online support community where you’ll find connection, resources, and hope for the road ahead. DBSA has developed tools to help you take the first steps and to determine what support you may need along the way.

Definitions of personality and types of personality disorders-10 specific types of personality disorders in the DSM-5-TR. Personality disorders are long-term patterns of behavior and inner experiences that differ significantly from what is expected.

Overview of schizophrenia, onset and symptoms, risk factors, along with therapy and treatments.

The Collaborative Care Model is an evidence-based model of integrated mental health in primary care settings that shows clear and significant effectiveness for the treatment of common mental health disorders (depression, anxiety, and PTSD).

Find resources for special populations among service members, veterans, and their families.

Additional resources and articles for special populations including people of color and elderly.

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for Eating Disorders (SBIRT-ED) is a comprehensive tool that helps you manage eating disorders in your practice.

Step-By-Step Guide to Finding Eating Disorder Treatment from finding a specialist to what to expect at an appointment.

The SCOFF questionnaire (Morgan, Reid and Lacey, 1999) is a five item measure, developed to serve as a simple, easy to remember screening tool for eating disorders. The instrument was designed for use by professionals and non-professionals alike and can be used in primary health care settings.

Screening measure to help an individual determine whether they might have an eating disorder that needs professional attention. This screening measure is not designed to make a diagnosis of an eating disorder or take the place of a professional consultation.

Burnout assessment tool and interpretation for results.

Sleep hygiene and disorders, data and statistics, and resources for clinicians.

Resource for school administrators, teachers, and school staff with daily contact with young people, uniquely affected by these events and feel enormous pressure to help prevent them in the future. The purpose of this document is to provide concrete, action-oriented information based on the latest science to help you improve your schools’ understanding of and ability to prevent and respond to the problem of bullying and suicide- related behavior.