Wonkyung Chang made the big move to New York City from her native South Korea to pursue her dream of a career as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Soon after taking up residence in the big city, COVID swept through transforming life in ways she had never imagined. In addition to the pressures on health care workers was the rise in anti-Asian sentiment that ultimately led the young recent immigrant to relocate to Rochester, NY, which is where we catch up with Wonkyung on this final episode of Season Three of Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up, where we have focused on the mental health crisis affecting youth and adolescents from racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States.

Wonkyung, a SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association doctoral fellow, joins host Indrias Kassaye to explore the challenges that young Asian Americans face when it comes to mental health. Wonkyung speaks from her own experiences as a young immigrant navigating life in America, as well as her insights gained from research and discussions with professionals working directly with Asian-American youth. Wonkyung shares her recommendations for behavioral health professionals working with Asian American youth and highlights the urgent need for additional culturally competent care providers to enter the workforce to address the unmet needs of a rapidly growing and evolving youth generation.

To learn more about the Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association at emfp.org

Read more about Wonkyung Chang at https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/wonkyung-chang

FREE Continuing Nursing Education credits are available for listening to this episode. See details below.

CNE Disclosure:

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Required Disclosures to Participants – 2023 ANA MFP Podcast Season 3:

Episode 12: Asian American Youth: Bridging Cultures and Mental Health

Continuing Nursing Education Disclosures:

• Participants may earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for this session.
• Requirements for CNE credit are to:

1. Listen to the entire podcast.

2. Complete the evaluation after the event.

** Please use the link below to access to complete the evaluation form and to receive your CNE certificate by email. Expiration Date/Deadline: September 2025.

Evaluation Survey Link (opens on September 25, 2023) https://surveys.nursingworld.org/s3/2023-ANA-MFP-Season-3-Episode-12-Podcast-Asian-American-Youth-Bridging-Cultures-and-Mental-Health

The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17219.

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. FREE CNE credits are available for listening to this episode – see details below. To learn more about the Minority Fellowship Program visit www.emfp.org
For more information about Dr. LaKeetra Josey visit https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/lakeetra-josey

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Required Disclosures to Participants – 2023 ANA MFP Podcast Season3:

Episode11: Young Minds, Substance Use, and Addiction

Continuing Nursing Education Disclosures:

 Participants may earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for this session.

 Requirements for CNE credit are to:

1. Listen to the entire podcast.

2. Complete the evaluation after the event.

** Please use the link below to access to complete the evaluation form and to receive your CNE

certificate by email. 

Expiration Date/Deadline: September 11, 2025.

Evaluation Survey Link (opens on September 11, 2023) https://surveys.nursingworld.org/s3/2023-ANA-

MFP-Season-3-Episode-11-Podcast-Young-Minds-Substance-Use-and-Addiction

The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional

development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17219.

Our conversations on the mental health related challenges facing young people in America continues with a discussion on the importance of belonging for the mental wellness of adolescents and youth.

Public discourse in America today laments increasing polarization, a society wide retrenchment into siloed communities defined by characteristics which can include race and ethnic identity, religion, political affiliation, perspectives on gender roles and sexual orientation, and a whole host of other factors.

Mental Health Trailblazers, Psychiatric Nurses Speak Up host Indrias Kassaye is joined by SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association Alumna Tricia Howard in episode 10 for an exploration of the mental health impact of these dynamics for adolescents and young people. Together they dissect what it means to belong, and critically, what happens when young people feel they do not belong, especially in the places and spaces that are essential for their growth and development as human beings, like school?

Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Tricia Howard who has worked with the public school system for many years, brings valuable insights to this conversation, including recommendations for what behavioral health professionals, especially nurses, can do to ensure young people confronting issues related to their sense of belonging are able to overcome them, succeed and thrive.

FREE CNE credits are available for listening to this episode – see details below.

To learn more about the Minority Fellowship Program visit www.emfp.org
For more information about Tricia Howard visit https://emfp.org/mfp-fellows/tricia-howard

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Required Disclosures to Participants – 2023 ANA MFP Podcast Season3:

Episode10: Empowering Youth: Mental Health and Belonging

Continuing Nursing Education Disclosures:

 Participants may earn 0.5 hours of CNE credit for this session.

 Requirements for CNE credit are to:

1. Listen to the entire podcast.

2. Complete the evaluation after the event.

** Please use the link below to access to complete the evaluation form and to receive your CNE certificate by email. 

Expiration Date/Deadline: August 28, 2025.

Evaluation Survey Link (opens on August 28, 2023) https://surveys.nursingworld.org/s3/MFP-Podcast-10-

Empowering-Youth-Mental-Health-and-Belonging

The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional

development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

ANA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17219.