When considering the policy for mental health awareness training for a correctional institution, the obvious stakeholders include the staff and management. Their direct cooperation would be required for the change, and they would benefit from the outcomes. Indeed, the staff would become equipped with the skills that they need, and the management will be able to see the improved quality of care in the institution (Coleman & Cotton, 2014; Karlin, Visnic, McGee, & Teri, 2014). The latter outcome is also significant for the patients and their families, who are also obvious stakeholders, as well as the community and the government, who are less obvious.
The non-obvious stakeholders might be particularly interested because the inmates with mental issues are a very vulnerable group, and the protection of their rights is crucial. Their reintegration into society depends to a notable extent on their mental health needs being addressed (Fazel, Hayes, Bartellas, Clerici, & Trestman, 2016), and rehabilitation is a societal concern. As for the stakeholders that I might influence, I would focus on the management and staff during my DNP project since their cooperation is crucial for its outcomes. If the project proves to be successful, I might be able to start addressing other powerful stakeholders, especially the community, in an attempt to prompt a similar change in other institutions and, possibly, at the state level.
References
Coleman, T., & Cotton, D. (2014). TEMPO: A contemporary model for police education and training about mental illness. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 37(4), 325-333. Web.
Fazel, S., Hayes, A., Bartellas, K., Clerici, M., & Trestman, R. (2016). Mental health of prisoners: Prevalence, adverse outcomes, and interventions. The Lancet Psychiatry, 3(9), 871-881. Web.
Karlin, B., Visnic, S., McGee, J., & Teri, L. (2014). Results from the multisite implementation of STAR-VA: A multicomponent psychosocial intervention for managing challenging dementia-related behaviors of veterans. Psychological Services, 11(2), 200-208. Web.