ICMHN supports international mental health nursing research that strengthens evidence-informed practice, policy, workforce capability, and systems reform.
Research priorities include:
- Workforce sustainability
- Therapeutic relationships
- Human rights and equity
- Trauma-informed care
- Recovery-oriented models
- Digital mental health
- AI and technology
- Climate-related mental health impacts
- Suicide prevention
- Lived experience integration
IMPLEMENTATION AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION
Mental health nursing research already provides substantial evidence and innovation ready for implementation. The challenge now is ensuring that evidence is translated into practice, policy, and workforce reform internationally.