Mental Health Crisis Plagues Health Care Workers Amid Burnout and Harassment
A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a mental health crisis among health workers, with nearly half reporting feeling burned out in 2022, up from under a third four years prior. The report also highlights a doubling of health workers reporting harassment at work. Health workers face worse mental health outcomes compared to employees in other industries. The findings come after the largest healthcare worker strike in US history, where 75,000 employees cited burnout and chronic staffing shortages. The CDC calls for immediate preventive actions, including improved workplace policies and practices, supportive work environments, and encouraging employee participation in decision-making.
- Health workers face mental health crisis, CDC says CNN
- Why Health Care Workers Are Burning Out The New York Times
- Rising harassment drives mental health crisis among US medical workers Yahoo News
- Health worker burnout reaches crisis levels, CDC reports WMUR Manchester
- Burnout, harassment driving mental health crisis in health care workers WDAF FOX4 Kansas City
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