Stigma is ‘common thread’ among clinician suicides

Health care professionals are more likely to experience mental health issues than other workers in the United States, but the stigma they face often deters them from seeking treatment, leading to tragic outcomes, a speaker said.
At the Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, CEO and co-founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, discussed how health care leaders can address this stigma and remove barriers to mental health care for their employees.
The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation is named after Lorna Breen, MD, FAEP, (Read more...)