Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview for Nurses

This presentation will provide information about current national trends in adult and youth mental health occurrences, highlighting where the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact. The speakers will discuss self-care practices for nurses and will cover strategies to address vaccine-related anxiety from a mental health nursing perspective. Finally, they will provide an overview of the recently-activated National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This webinar is part of our Nurse-Led Forum on Vaccine Confidence.

This live session was recorded on August 19, 2022, and contains CDC guidance that was up-to-date at the time, but may not reflect current guidelines. Please visit this page to learn about COVID vaccines. To skip the CDC guideline portion, start the video at 2:55.

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