Northampton County Commissioner
East Stroudsburg University Professor of Nursing
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

A Mental Wellness Toolkit

• Learn how to handle stress and adapt to change in difficult times
• Build Resilience
• Healthy ways to cope with loss
• The importance of Social Connections

Dr. David Holland, PhD, CRNP, PMHNP-BC is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing at East Stroudsburg. Dr. Holland received his PhD from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, his MSN from Drexel University, and his BS from West Chester University. He is licensed as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) and is certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) by the American Nursing Credentialing Center. Prior to East Stroudsburg University, he taught at Cedar Crest College in the School of Nursing. Dr. Holland has extensive experience working as an RN and CRNP working with diverse populations in the field of mental health. His most recent clinical experience includes working with dual diagnosis patients (substance use and mental health) in both Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient settings.

He has previously worked as a Nursing Home Administrator with years of experience working with counties across Pennsylvania in the operation of county-owned nursing facilities. Local nursing facilities worked with include both the Monroe and Northampton County nursing homes.

Dr. Holland was recently elected as a Commissioner in Northampton County. As Commissioner, he draws upon his extensive experience to provide oversight to the County with specific attention in the areas of County Human Services which includes the Gracedale Nursing Home, Aging, Children, Youth and Families and Mental Health. He is speaking today as part of his community outreach program.