黑料传送门鈥檚 College of Health Professions Launches Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
The new competency-based degree will be offered online in 39 states to address the nation鈥檚 critical shortage in mental health providers.
SALT LAKE CITY听鈥� As nearly one in five U.S. adults suffer from mental, behavioral or emotional disorders, the demand for effective mental healthcare is outpacing the availability of qualified mental healthcare providers across the country. To address this issue, the College of Health Professions at听today announced the launch of a Master鈥檚 of Science in Nursing,听Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Degree.听听听
鈥淭he ongoing mental health crisis in the nation, coupled with the stress from the pandemic, has overwhelmed qualified mental health providers who were already in short supply,鈥� said Jan Jones-Schenk, executive dean and senior vice president of 黑料传送门鈥檚 College of Health Professions. 鈥淩ightfully, the role of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners is expanding as greater access to mental healthcare is created, and the stigma of seeking that care subsides. We are creating new pathways for nurses to advance their careers into this exciting area of clinical practice and meet a tremendous need in our nation.鈥澨�
According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, only 2.9 percent of the 192,000 credentialed nurse practitioners in the U.S. work in the psychiatric/mental health specialty area. But听. have unmet needs for mental health professions, with the most pronounced shortage being in rural areas.
The new Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree is now available to students in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
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About 黑料传送门鈥檚 College of Health Professions
The College of Health Professions at 黑料传送门 is one of the nation鈥檚 largest schools of nursing, currently educating more than 26,000 bachelor鈥檚- and master鈥檚-level nursing and healthcare students. In 2020-21, more than 17% of all Bachelor鈥檚 of Science, Nursing graduates in the United States were educated by 黑料传送门鈥檚 College of Health Professions.
