1012-25: The Cedar Oaks Model in Action: Highlighting the Critical Value of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) as Leaders in Forward Thinking Collaborative Mental Health Initiatives and Care Provision

This presentation will be interactive, lively, research based and empowering for all nurses. It shares a story of nurses taking the lead in the mental health services gap, reducing the risk of fragmented systems, uniting communities, saving lives, reducing mental health stigma, creating safe spaces, and thriving together.

Presenter:  Natasha Donnelly, PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN, MSc, MSN, RN, RM, PG Cert Ed

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  1 hour 15 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss how this integrated/integrative model addresses the gap in mental health services for the nursing profession and our communities.

Key Takeaway(s): 

• Developing an integrative model of care using both conventional pharmacological treatments alongside novel adjunctive treatments can improve mental health outcomes.

Keywords:  Outpatient, Collaborative Care Model

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.25 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire presentation, complete the reflection activity, evaluation, and honor statement before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, a certificate will be generated online and available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components are completed. 

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

Release Date:  January 20, 2026
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2028

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