Compassion Fatigue In The New Reality
Mental Health Ambassadors are the new Front Line due to a lengthy pandemic and civil unrest traumatically impacting populations at an unprecedented rate. Substance abuse and overdose, domestic violence, depression and anxiety are on the rise, and we are also seeing younger populations impacted disproportionately from isolation due to lengthy school closures. Mental Health providers not only are challenged with managing this high need for care but are at risk for secondary PTSD.