Our nation’s healthcare workers are there for each of us in times of need, so lets be there for them
Our nation’s healthcare workers are there for each of us in times of need; now it is our time to be there for them. |
Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2023) – J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, Co-Founder and President of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation; and John Howard, MD, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, issued the following statement: Our nation’s healthcare workers are there for each of us in times of need; now it is our time to be there for them. We have made important strides in understanding and beginning to address the challenges healthcare workers face in seeking and receiving support for their own wellbeing. However, our collective efforts must go beyond encouraging self-care and personal resilience to recognizing the importance of organizational-level change and supporting hospitals as they adjust and create systems that sustain worker wellbeing. In recognition of Mental Health Action Day, we jointly invite every hospital to remove one of the most substantial organizational barriers to healthcare workers’ wellbeing—intrusive mental health questions on credentialing applications. Like everyone, healthcare workers deserve the right to pursue the mental health care they may need—without the fear of losing their job. Yet, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates, and other clinicians fear losing their credentials because of overly broad and invasive mental health questions that are stigmatizing and discriminatory.i According to The Physicians Foundation’s 2022 Survey of America’s Physicians, nearly 4 in 10 physicians were either afraid or knew another physician fearful of seeking mental health care because of questions asked in licensure, credentialing, or insurance applications.ii Licensure questions are also a significant source of mental health stigma among nurses.iii Read More |
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