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Prioritizing Self-Care for Health Care Workers During the Holidays

The holiday season is often depicted as a time of joy and celebration, but for health care professionals it can also be a busy and emotionally demanding time of the year. Increased stress, loneliness and financial burdens often lead to an increase in clients seeking support and help. While caring for others is at the heart of our work, it’s essential to remember that we are the tool by which we do our work, and we need to care for ourselves as well.
Employee Health and Wellness, Behavioral Health Workers, Wellness/Preventive Care, Workforce

Putting People First: Why Language Matters in Behavioral Health Care

Language not only describes what we think, but shapes how we think.
Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Behavioral Health Workers

Small Steps Can Make a Big Impact on Your Mental Well-being

According to a 2022 report from the Journal of the American Medical Association, even now, long after the height of the crisis, health care workers’ emotional exhaustion is 27% more prevalent than pre-pandemic. The lasting effects of the pandemic on mental health are real, and they are challenging.
Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Wellness/Preventive Care, Behavioral Health Workers, Access to Behavioral Health

Preventing suicide in the health care workforce depends on all of us

For National Suicide Prevention Month and National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, the Zero Suicide Institute and the Suicide Prevention in the Health Care Workforce guide provides strategies for preventing suicide in physicians and health care workers.
Behavioral Health Workers, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Physician Workforce, Suicide Prevention

Burnout: The New Pandemic

Health care has always been a demanding profession, and the effects of the last few years have meant that health care workers have been asked to do more with less.
Burnout, Workforce, Capacity Planning, Behavioral Health Workers, Access to Behavioral Health

Protecting our people from workplace violence

Saturday’s senseless violence at Methodist Dallas Medical Center that took the lives of two health care workers has stunned the health care community across the country.
Workplace Violence, Hospitals Against Violence, Wellness/Preventive Care, Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Workers
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Chair File: Highlighting the Importance of Mental Health Care

There are excellent initiatives across the country that are making a real difference in people’s lives.
Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Workers, Behavioral Health Care Delivery