Promoting young people's mental health: the role of community nurses

Heaslip, VA; Glendening, N; Snowden, J

Abstract

There are growing concerns about the mental health and well-being of young people, including how these have been negatively affected by factors such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and social media. Community nurses are in an ideal position to promote positive mental health and ensure timely referral to appropriate services to enable young people to access the support they need. This article explores how the pandemic and social media have affected young people's mental health, particularly in relation to anxiety. It also explains how nurses can discuss these issues with young people and their parents or guardians. [Abstract copyright: © 2022 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.]

Citation

Heaslip, V., Glendening, N., & Snowden, J. (2022). Promoting young people's mental health: the role of community nurses. Nursing Standard, 38(1), https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2022.e11967

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 14, 2022
• Publication Date: Dec 5, 2022
• Deposit Date: Jan 13, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 13, 2023
• Journal: Nursing Standard
• Print ISSN: 0029-6570
• Publisher: RCN Publishing
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2022.e11967
• Publisher URL: http://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2022.e11967
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