Welcome to the
Helping Nurses | Safeguarding Patients
Find recovery help and the resources you need to improve or maintain safe nursing practice.
Help provide peer support to nurses participating in TPAPN. Click below to complete the application.
Anyone can refer a nurse to TPAPN. Get help for yourself, or refer a peer, colleague or loved one.
TPAPN safeguards patients by providing early identification, support, monitoring, accountability and advocacy to Texas nurses who have an identified substance use or mental health condition or related incident, so they may practice nursing
safely. TPAPN is a program of the Texas Nurses Foundation, in
cooperation with the
Texas Board of Nursing.
For nurses participating in TPAPN who demonstrate financial need, the Texas Nurses Foundation offers grants for the initial evaluation. For more information about the grants, and to download the application, click here.
Peer Support Partners are a fundamental aspect of the TPAPN process. They provide support, guidance, encouragement and more to participants on their recovery journey. While lived experience with substance use disorder or mental health issues is useful, any nurse can become a PSP. All you need is the shared experience of being a nurse.
Contact
Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses
c/o Texas Nurses Foundation
4807 Spicewood Springs Rd., Bldg. 3, Ste. 100
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: 800-288-5528
Fax: 512-467-2620
tpapn@texasnurses.org
tpapn.org
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
