LSU Health New Orleans Nursing awarded $1.25M for mental health for underserved

(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing a $1.25 million grant over five years to improve access to mental and behavioral health care. The funding will increase the number of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners integrated into primary care settings and improve education and training for primary care nurse practitioners who encounter patients with mental and behavioral...