Identifying barriers and challenges that impact vulnerable and marginalized groups is an important first step, but advocates cannot stop there. What can be done to address the inequities, the challenges, and the barriers? How might an advocate use policy to enact change?

The Allegory of the Orchard required you to consider the barriers and challenges of specific vulnerable or marginalized populations. In our Week 1 Discussion, you identified a specific population connected to your practice, organization, or experience. This week you will explore that population further by determining a specific advocacy priority for the population.

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To Prepare:

• Review your selected population discussed in the Module 1, Week 1 Discussion: Allegory of the Orchard.
• Review the resources on vulnerable or marginalized populations.
• Consider the factors that create and maintain these populations.
• Reflect on nursing’s relationship with these populations and how this shapes our role in policy advocacy.

By Day 3 of Week 2

Using the selected population discussed in the Week 1 Discussion: Allegory of the Orchard, post a response detailing the following:

• What are the advocacy priorities for the population? What are the needs of this population?
• How are disparities reflected in policy and policy reflected in the disparities?
• What is the role of nursing, individually and collectively, in influencing policy decisions that adversely impact vulnerable populations?

By Day 6 of Week 2

Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by supporting or expanding on the ideas identified by your colleague or sharing additional perspectives on the population, advocacy priorities, and/or policies described by your colleague.

SOLUTION NURS 8100 Week 2 Discussion: Advocacy Priorities

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Advocacy Priorities for Psychiatric Patients in the Community

Psychiatric patients in the community face numerous challenges that require targeted advocacy to improve their quality of life and access to care. Advocacy priorities include increasing access to mental health services, reducing stigma, ensuring housing stability, and promoting integration into society. Access to affordable and culturally appropriate mental health care remains a significant barrier, especially for those in underserved communities. Advocacy efforts should aim to expand telehealth services, ensure parity in mental health insurance coverage, and increase funding for community-based mental health programs. Additionally, addressing stigma is critical, as it often prevents individuals from seeking help or engaging in treatment (Corrigan et al., 2020). Advocacy also involves ensuring that psychiatric patients have access to stable housing, vocational training, and employment opportunities to facilitate reintegration into society….

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(FINAL ANSWER) NURS 8100 Week 2 Assignment: Advocacy Area