College of Nursing receives funding to train school nurses on mental health, suicide prevention
Congratulations to the University of Kentucky College of Nursing's Elizabeth Salt PhD, APRN-BC, Eva Stone DNP, RN, Lee Anne Walmsley PhD, EdS, MSN, RN, and the UK College of Social Works' Julie Cerel PhD for receiving the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-AARP Nursing Innovation Award for $50,000 to help prevent youth suicide in Kentucky.
The RWJF -AARP Campaign for Nursing Action provides awards to select state action coalition groups that are actively engaged in improving health equity and building a culture of health. This makes the second consecutive award for the Kentucky Nurses Action Coalition with UK College of Nursing faculty providing leadership.
The funding will go toward the "School Nurses to BARN (Bringing Action Right Now) Camp for the Mental Health and Wellness of Kentucky Youth." The camp is a three-part program to promote resilience, raise awareness, and advance self-confidence for 100 school nurses to effectively intervene with school-aged youth (K1-K12) with behavioral and mental health concerns. Working closely with the UK Center for Interprofessional Health Education and multiple state partners including the Department of Behavioral Health Development and Intellectual Disabilities and the Kentucky School Nurses Task Force, programming will conclude at the Actors Theatre of Louisville to recognize the accomplishments of 100 school nurses with their professional growth and development to advance their own self-care and to optimize the care they provide our Kentucky youth.
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