Massachusetts program provides BH support to doctors, nurses

Abstract

Amidst the public health crisis, Child & Family Psychological Services (CFPS), one of the state's largest mental health care providers, with more than 250 clinicians, is working to aid medical staff who are finding themselves struggling emotionally in the wake of the outbreak, MassLive reported April 24. The organization, whose 18 offices span across the Boston, MetroWest and Worcester areas, recently launched an initiative called the Provider Resiliency Program to offer specialized behavioral health care to doctors, nurses and other hospital employees dealing with the challenges of working during the pandemic. Through the program, the group's clinicians are available to give health care providers immediate support and skills on how to cope with the turbulence they may be experiencing. Staff are training front‐line workers about how to handle the short‐ and long‐term effects of the public health crisis, Dr. Michael Goldberg, president of the CFPS, noted.