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 Special Issues of Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

 Call for Articles

Navigating the Digital Age: The impact of technology on mental health across the lifespan.

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing is seeking articles for a special issue on the impacts of digital technology on mental health across the lifespan. Digital technology encompasses a wide variety of platforms including social media, smart phone/device applications, wearables, virtual care/Telehealth, and artificial intelligence. We are interested in exploring varying perspectives on leveraging technology for good as well as documented harms and policy implications related to its impacts on mental health, well-being, and psychiatric nursing.

Submitted papers are due by May 15, 2026

The editors of this special issue are Dr. Kathryn E. Phillips, Fairfield University and Dr. Dawn T Bounds, University of California Irvine.

For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, please contact Dr. Kathryn E. Phillips at [email protected]

Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript, and select the article type of “VSI: Navigating the Digital Age"

The Impact of Mental Health Policy on the Mental Health Workforce

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing is now seeking articles for a special issue on the impact of mental health policy on the development of the global mental health workforce. The journal is particularly interested in how contemporary mental health policy is impacting the work, roles and experiences of psychiatric/mental health nurses but will also incorporate a broader workforce perspective including newer groups such as peer recovery workers. Articles may address the topic from a single country or regional perspective, providing an overview of contemporary mental health policy and exemplars of how the mental health workforce is evolving or changing in light of this policy. Articles will be accepted from both nursing and non-nursing professionals.

Submitted papers are due by August, 28, 2026

The editors of this special issue are Professor Ann Sheridan, University College Dublin School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems and Professor Ben B. Hannigan, Cardiff University.

Contact Professor Ann Sheridan at [email protected] for further information.

Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript, and select the article type of “VSI: Mental Health Policy"