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Pediatric Mental Health Nursing
Nurses are vital to the evaluation and treatment of children with mental illness. Pediatric mental health nursing is the treatment/nursing of mental illness in pediatric patients. Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are typically expected to evaluate and treat pediatric patients struggling with their mental health. 1 out of 5 children experience a mental disorder in a given year, but only 20% receive treatment of said disorder.

Education
The Institute of Pediatric Nursing (IPN) began working, in 2011, to reinstate the pediatric nursing curriculum in undergraduate nursing programs (BSN). Pediatric Mental Health nurses must first become an RN and then pass their Certified Pediatric Nurse exam after gaining experience in a pediatric facility. Pediatric nurses may then choose to specialize in mental health or return to school for their masters as a mental health nurse practitioner.