Interest Group Email Archive

Join us on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 1 - 2 p.m. ET for a webinar on Examining Moral Distress in Health Care.

This webinar is in partnership with RNAO, Harm Reduction Nurses Association, Mental Health Nursing Interest Group, Community Health Nurses’ Initiative Group, Moms Stop the Harm and the National Safer Supply Community of Practice.

This webinar will provide participants with a deeper understanding regarding moral distress and to learn about the role of workplace psychosocial safety in creation of a supportive environment.  

This webinar aims to:

Hi Everyone,

Please enjoy our Fall 2023 Newsletter - see the attached PDF. As always, any and all feedback is welcome. Have a wonderful (rest of) November and December!

MHNIG Executive

Hello members,

We received the following information about a research opportunity for nursing students:

"Dr. Amanda McIntyre and Ryan Chan are conducting a study called 'Nursing Students' Intentions to Stay in the Nursing Profession'. Briefly, the study is looking to examine Ontario nursing students' intentions to stay in the nursing profession and factors that may predict intention to stay. Participation would involve completing an online survey that takes approximately 10 minutes. All survey responses are anonymous.

Hello members,

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend your Mental Health Nursing Interest Group Annual General Meeting (AGM)! Your executive will be providing updates related to activities throughout the past year. There will be presentations, and opportunities to engage directly with other members.

When: Oct. 27, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Zoom Video Conference

Registration link

Hello members,

Hello members,

The annual general meeting for the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group will be October 27th from 9-3 pm. More information and the links to join will be coming up. Please join us for a day of information and connecting with your interest group executive.

Hello Members,

The Mental Health Nursing Interest Group is holding a virtual presentation on Tuesday, Aug. 8 from 7–8 p.m. ET on the topic of grief.

Dr. Mel Borins will join us to present on topics to help us:

Hello members, 

Your voice matters, and we want to know more about you! Your feedback can help to shape the activities and direction of your RNAO Mental Health Nursing Interest Group. 

Please take a few minutes to fill out our 2023 member survey at the link below. 

Membership Survey

Thank you!

MHNIG executive

Hello members,

Please join us for the upcoming RNAO webinar, "Understanding the Experiences of Young Adults Receiving Community-Based Eating Disorder Care". 

Date and time: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 from 6–7 p.m. ET.

Presenter: Hali Sitarz, NP, PhD, RNAO Windsor Chapter policy and political action executive network officer 

Join us to:

Dear member,

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to foster and advocate awareness of the mental health nursing practice, for the development of mental health services that are responsive to the needs and wishes of consumers and the community? 

We welcome members to join the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group (MHNIG) executive!

Dear member,

Do you enjoy speaking out for nurses, health and health care? Would you like to assist us in our mission to foster and advocate awareness of the mental health nursing practice, for the development of mental health services that are responsive to the needs and wishes of consumers and the community? 

We welcome members to join the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group (MHNIG) executive!

Hello Members,

Do you work for a Mobile Crisis Response Team? Are you a nurse who travels in the community to work with those experiencing mental health crises? Some of these teams co-ordinate visits with police and some teams are nurse-only and function without police involvement. 

If so, the folks writing for RNAO's online magazine, Registered Nurse Journal (RNJ) would love to talk to you! They want to write an article on nurses who are members of mobile crisis response teams, and have experience with this specific work. 

Hello members,

As noted in our MHNIG spring newsletter, the first in a series of webinars dedicated to harm reduction, in partnership with the Harm Reduction Nurses Association, Community Health Nurses’ Interest Group, Mental Health Nurses Interest Group, MOMS Stop the Harm and the National Safer Supply Community of Practice is fast approaching.

Attached is the poster, please feel free to share with friends, family, and colleagues. 

Harm reduction 101: A social justice approach to care

Hello members,

Attached to this message is our spring newsletter. Please click through to see:

Dear members,

Your executive team for the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group wishes to extend its gratitude for your excellence. We're writing to acknowledgement the obstacles and profound challenges faced by nurses each day, and send you best wishes for a bright future to help you celebrate Nursing Week 2023.  

Hello members,

We received the following information about an upcoming opportunity the RNAO Faith Community Nursing Interest Group:

InterChurch Health Ministries Canada will be holding their annual general meeting (AGM), and is pleased to have Daniel Whitehead, CEO of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries as its keynote speaker.

Date and time: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Location: Online (Zoom)

Dear members,

Nursing Week is fast approaching (May 8 – 14, 2023) and we need to ensure our voices are heard to advance the profession and improve Ontario’s health system! We’re joining RNAO home office’s initiative to turn its new Nursing Career Pathways report into action by celebrating colleagues who stand out for their love of and commitment to nursing and who are worthy of acknowledgement and celebration by their peers.

Please see below for information about a presentation coming up on Thursday, April 6 which might be of interest. 

Theme: Probing The Intersection Between Trauma, Pain, Physical, and Mental Health in Injured Adults

Presenter: Dr. David Walton

What if we could know people before they were injured? What would person-centred research look like?

This presentation will examine and discuss the influence of individual differences on the mental and physical health outcomes of those who have experienced pain and trauma.

Hello members,

Are you a writer? Have an interesting story or topic you want to share with the interest group? We are putting out the call for submissions for the Mental Health Nursing Interest Group (MHNIG) spring newsletter. 

Each year, your interest group executives put together two newsletters for the membership: one is in the spring and one in autumn. We want the publication to be fun, interesting, engaging, and above all, relevant to your life and practice. We want it to be something that you enjoy, and can feel adds value to your membership.

Hello members,

As you know, our lives are busier than ever, and there's a lot that can pull your attention throughout the day. Focusing on the needs of families and friends, education, shift work, meetings, political action, social media, travel, health concerns, and so much more can be exhausting.

As nurses, we strive to provide the best care to our patients and clients, and sometimes we need to be reminded to take care of ourselves as well. One way that can help with wellness and doing your best each day is making sure that you get enough quality sleep.