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JAPNA Article: Mindstrong to Combat Bullying: An Intervention for Adolescent Bullying Victimization - Nov-Dec 2022 (28:6)

Bullying is a prevalent problem in the United States (U.S.) with one in five students report experiencing bullying at school (Kann et al., 2018). Studies have found that youth who experience bullying are nearly twice as likely to develop depression and that there is a strong relationship between suicidal ideation and attempts and bullying (Brunstein Klomek et al., 2019; Hinduja & Patchin, 2019). The majority of intervention research for bullying takes place in schools with a universal approach, where all children are involved in the intervention process. While universal interventions for bullying have found some success, they do not provide specific services for the youth who have directly experienced the worst of the bullying and suffer from the most damaging mental health outcomes. Currently, no evidence-based scalable programs are available targeting youth who have experienced bullying and who also suffer from depression and anxiety in the mental health setting.

Authors:  Elizabeth Hutson, PhD, APRN-CNP, PMHNP-BC; Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN

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

Target Audience: RN, APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this article, the participant will be able to:

1. Define the mental health consequences of bullying in children and adolescents. 
   
2. Summarize important intervention components of the MINDSTRONG to Combat Bullying Program. 
   
3. Judge the feasibility and acceptability of the MINDSTRONG to Combat Bullying Program. 
   

Keywords: Pediatrics, Adolescents, Bullying, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Anxiety

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.0 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: read the entire article, complete an evaluation, honor statement, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the posttest and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed the evaluation and honor statement, your nursing continuing professional development certificate will be generated online and available for immediate printing. Credit cannot be earned unless all components of the program 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.

The contact hours for this session expire: December 31, 2024.

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