Qualifications to become mental health nurse?

It would help if you told us what country you are in. In the UK you need A levels or equivalent and apply to your chosen universities.

I guess your first step would be to complete nursing school (RN). I am a nursing student(ADN-RN) right now in my final YEAH!! One of my rotations included psych nursing which I really enjoyed. We did our clinicals at Eastern State hospital which is the countries oldest mental health facility still running. They encourage new grads to apply for employment with them, so I guess the actual training is OJT. Check out their website which I've listed below, even if you don't live in the VA area, it's informative.

In Canada, such nurses would typically be what's called Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN). This is typically a 3 year program. Sometimes the program is basically part of a 4 year RN BScN degree, but you exit the program in Year 3 with a couple of additional courses prior to that. That said, you can also be an RN with specialized additional training in the area. RPNs typically work in psychiatric facilities, nursing homes (with dementia clients), mental health clinics, etc. Some work in hospitals, but hospitals typically post jobs for RNs. In other countries, the RN model with additional training may only apply. You can also look into counselling diploma (2 year) programs, or social work programs. Psychology is also a related field. Mental Health nurses typically will deal with mentally ill clients (i.e. Manic Depressive, Schizophrenia, etc.), whereas a therapist may help those experiencing troubles in life without a clinical mental illness diagnosis.

start by some college.......... uhhhhh probaly a lot like years and years atleast 6 years of fulltime college so, when youre 30, you will get your first paycheck if u start now

Qualification? Ignorance, stupidity and sadism, all psychiatric nurses are that way.