Welcome to the Nursing Toolkit

What People Are Saying

“I just think nurses themselves, people in management, need to be kinder and more understanding. And that we're permitted to not be okay and to take time off to look after our mental health.”

— Interview Participant

“I think that they [employers] should have some form of even like, extra financial support for mental health - even or addictions counseling or addictions treatment centers.”

— Interview Participant

““I think the employers for nurses need to understand the stress of the jobs - of their nurses…allow us to take time when we need it. There needs to be.. something in place for when there is traumatic things that happen at work, which is often.

— Interview Participant

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Mental Health First Aid

MHFA is intended for adults interacting with adults. This course focuses on the four most common mental health disorders including substance related, mood related, anxiety and trauma related, and psychotic disorders. Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with their family, friends, communities, and workplaces.

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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) is a specific, 7-phase, small group, supportive crisis intervention process. it is a structured group story-telling process combined with practical information to normalize group member reactions to a critical incident and facilitate their recovery.

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