CDC Tries to Solve Emerging Crisis: Mental Health Issues Among Doctors and Nurses

CDC Tries to Solve Emerging Crisis: Mental Health Issues Among Doctors and Nurses

Top line The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks to combat the mental health crisis among health care workers by introducing a new initiative to help doctors and nurses deal with burnout, which has affected nearly half of the workforce in 2022. A stressed healthcare worker sitting on the floor with her head down. …

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Burnout and bullying are driving a mental health crisis among healthcare workers

Burnout and bullying are driving a mental health crisis among healthcare workers

Healthcare workers are facing a serious mental health crisis. A new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that bullying, burnout and symptoms of poor mental health are being reported at higher levels than before the COVID pandemic began. 19. The number of days that U.S. health care workers …

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Money and mental health: Experts and lawmakers say lack of funding limits access

Money and mental health: Experts and lawmakers say lack of funding limits access

A lack of funding and resources can prevent Americans from getting the mental health care they need, experts say. “Let’s talk about resources, and then we can talk about the mental health crisis,” Susan Gurley, executive director of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, said during Wednesday morning’s panel: “Every Mind Matters: The Many …

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