Racism and Redlining in the History of Psychiatric Policy and Practice in Atlanta: Implications for Nursing.

Recently, the Georgia state House of Representatives passed House Bill 1013, also called . The bill sought to address access to and insurance coverage for mental health services, first identified in a report in 2020. The budget for mental health services was reduced by $8 m in 2020, despite an all-time high demand due to the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Looking Back to Advance Equity in Psychiatric Nursing: Strategies for the Classroom and for Practice.

With deep historical roots in psychiatry, structural racism persists in psychiatric nursing today. Psychiatric nurses may hold implicit biases and stereotypical beliefs that influence how they perceive, assess, and interact with people from different racial backgrounds, leading to discrimination, poor treatment, and misdiagnosis. To eliminate discrimination in clinical care and diversify the workforce, there is an urgent need to integrate teaching and learning strategies that address influences of racism and racial identity in psychiatric nursing education.