Prioritizing our Healthcare Workers: The Importance of Addressing the Intersection of Workplace Violence and Mental Health and Wellbeing
Menendez, Cammie Chaumont Arespacochaga, Elisa Begley, Robyn Bhatnagar, Melissa Ross, Priscilla Schaefer, Megan E. Spring, Christina Tisdale-Pardi, Julie
Menendez, Cammie Chaumont
Arespacochaga, Elisa
Begley, Robyn
Bhatnagar, Melissa
Ross, Priscilla
Schaefer, Megan E.
Spring, Christina
Tisdale-Pardi, Julie
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2024-05-29
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Workplace violence impacts the mental health and wellbeing of the healthcare workforce. The negative outcomes not only affect the healthcare worker but can trickle down to patient safety and satisfaction. It is important that healthcare institutions implement workplace violence prevention programs that benefit the entire healthcare workforce. This blog post highlights current efforts across government and industry to address this critical issue.
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Menendez, C. C., Arespacochaga, E., Begley, R., Bhatnagar, M., Ross, P., Schaefer, M. E., Spring, C., & Tisdale-Pardi, J. (2024). Prioritizing our healthcare workers: The importance of addressing the intersection of workplace violence and mental health and wellbeing. CDC. https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2024/05/29/hcw_violence_mh/