Hospitals Take Steps to Remove Barriers for Employees Seeking Mental Healthcare

ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare, a national coalition led by the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation, recognized 375 hospitals on Sept. 24 for ensuring their credentialing applications do not include intrusive mental health questions. These hospitals and health systems have made it safer for nearly 115,000 credentialed health workers to seek mental healthcare.

ASHP, as a member of the national coalition, is pleased to be part of this important initiative.

“The pharmacy workforce stands alongside our healthcare colleagues as we collectively work to mitigate occupational burnout and prioritize mental health,” said ASHP CEO Paul W. Abramowitz, PharmD, ScD (Hon), FASHP, CEO of ASHP. “ASHP is committed to continued collaborations with health systems and state boards of pharmacy to help minimize barriers to pharmacy professionals seeking the mental healthcare they need.”

Learn more about ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare and the coalitions Wellbeing First Champion Challenge.

About ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare
ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare, led by the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, is a coalition of national healthcare organizations committed to advancing a state where the healthcare workforce’s wellbeing is prioritized, and individual health workers feel valued and supported so they can sustain their sense of purpose and meaning in their work. Coalition members include AHIP, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, American Nurses Foundation, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, CAA Foundation, CHARM, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Heart of Safety Coalition, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Johnson & Johnson Foundation, Moral Injury of Healthcare, National Medical Association, National Black Nurses Association, Medicine Forward, Philippine Nurses Association of America, The Physicians Foundation, the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare and Thrive Global.