Bridging Nurses, Building Wellness

ALERT

DMH workers are in great need to provide services on outreach and emergency aid station teams in Mississippi and to continue to support recovery efforts in New York

Click Here for more info

FIGHTING STIGMA WITH EDUCATION

Documentary: "Living With Schizophrenia," is available for viewing---

here's the link: Fight Stigma

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APNA-CA Members in the news!:

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Congratulations Catherine O'Reilly,

winner of APNA-CA's Nurse in Washington Internship program scholarship award!

Congratulations to Mary Ann Nihart, APRN, BC---2012 APNA Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse of the Year!

This prestigious recognition is well deserved, we congratulate both Mary Ann and the national APNA award recognition committee for this excellent choice.  Read about all this years awardees by clicking here!!

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RN Psychiatric Liaison Service: An Expert Interview With Jolie Gordon-Browar, MSN, RN-BC, PMHN click here

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Beth Phoenix, RN, PhD, CNS

President of National APNA! click here

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What We Do

The California Chapter of APNA is a statewide organization dedicated to serving the professional needs of APNA members throughout California.

Here---you will find up-to-date news on issues important to Psychiatric Nurses practicing in the beautiful "Golden State".

The California Chapter engages in a wide range of activities which include: offering continuing education programs; letter-writing and education that informs on legislative issues that affect psychiatric / mental health nursing; forming strategic alliances with related organizations in the health-care field; leadership training; and facilitating opportunities for professionals in our field to network with one another.

Legislative Activitiesfor which we've advocated include: Medi-Cal and Medicare reimbursement of psychiatric APRNs, title protection for Clinical Nurse Specialists in California, increased funding for NIH, NIMH, NINR and the Health Professions and Nursing Education Programs in Title VII and VIII of the Public Health Services Act, safe nurse-patient ratios for freestanding psychiatric facilities in California, and insurance parity for mental health.

HISTORY

Click here for a review of California Chapter History

BYLAWS

click here for current chapter Bylaws

Membership

Any APNA member who resides in California becomes a member of the California Chapter. At present, there are no Chapter dues, so the procedure for California residents to join the Chapter is simple: just join APNA and then contact the Chapter to have your name and address added to our roster/mailing list. (Contacting the Chapter this way will avoid any delays in your name being added to our roster, so you will not miss out on any of our program notices or other mailings.)

To Receive the California Chapter updates---

simply click here