Virginia Nursing Legacy Magazine

A PATH FORWARD

Nurse practitioners like Cindy Shively (PM `19) - the sole full time clinician at the Franklin County Free Clinic, in Rocky Mount, Va., where between 50 and 80 percent of patients are being treated for a mental illness - are powerfully positioned to help heal our nation's mental health crisis. How? It all begins with listening.

by Christine Phelan Kueter

On My Bookshelf

Just what is psych-mental health prof. Richard Westphal reading - and where does he go to do it?

Psych Evolution

Since the 19th c., psych courses have always been part of nursing ed. But a growing appreciation for the mind-body connection has only deepened UVA's approach.

Even So

A word from UVA Nursing's alumni leader Christa Hartch on recent connections, new members, and incoming UVA President James Ryan's favorite Raymond Carver poem.

Mental Health - By the Numbers

What's the world's leading cause of disability? How many children are mentally ill, and how many get help? What percentage of American NPs focus on psych?

From the Dean

If "mental health begins in the feet," writes Dean Fontaine, it has little to do with shoes. "How we feel in our bodies affects our minds (and vice versa)."

Alumni in Action

What happens when nurses get political? Two UVA grads share their forays into politics, even as they affirm that they'll always be "nurses first."

Heroes' Narrative

When disaster struck on 9/11, PhD student Franklin Hickey was a heartbeat away. How that day, and the voices of those around him, shaped his dissertation.

Impact

Gut feelings: ONOS, a new biological repository stored in a deep freeze, and the scholarly possibilities it will birth.

Worth Noting

From honoring Ms. Claytor to the first-ever MAN Club calendar... a look back at School news, from November, 2017 through May, 2018.

Philanthropy

Taking Prevention on the Road

In Their Own Words

How Emily Buongiorno was inspired to write a poem after encountering a psych patient - and what she learned about labels in the process

Virginia Moments

Mental illness and the "worried well"

Videos

A Path Forward

How psych NPs like Cindy Shively (PM `19), an NP at the Franklin County Free Clinic, are bringing heart and hope during our nation's mental health crisis.