Behavioral and Mental Wellbeing in Indigenous Communities: A Protocol for Developing an Educational Program for Nurses, Community and the Health Care Workforce Serving Indigenous Communities.
Background/Objective: The Behavioral and Mental Wellness in Indigenous Communities (BMWIC) education program was created to address mental health (MH) resource gaps in the Fort Belknap Community (FBC). Designed to enhance MH literacy, task-shifting capacity, and MH care coordination skills, the FBC...
| Publicado en: | Nursing Reports Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 260 - 277 |
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Aug2026
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