1 pages APA format, 5 total references, 3 of the references must be academic journals.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Reflect on how you might influence social change for psychiatric mental health.as a nurse practitioner.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of how you, as a nurse practitioner, might become a social change agent for psychiatric mental health. Include how you might advocate for change within your own community.

Optional Resources

Bennett, T. (2015). Changing the way society understands mental health.
National Alliance on Mental Illness. Retrieved from
http://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/April-2015/Cha…

Mechanic, D. (2007). Mental health services then and now.
Health Affairs, 26(6), 1548–1550. Retrieved from
http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/26/6/1548…

Rothman, D. J. (1994). Shiny, happy people: The problem with “cosmetic psychopharmacology.”
New Republic, 210(7), 34–38.