Senate Passes ENA-Supported Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

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On Thursday, with clear bipartisan support, the Senate passed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act which will earmark much-needed funding to help nurses, physicians and other health care workers overwhelmed by caring for patients during nearly two years of the pandemic's relentlessness.
The bill's provisions include, among other things: establishing grants for training health care professionals on ways to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, substance abuse and other mental health conditions; grant funding for employee education, peer support programming and behavioral health treatment; and creation of a national education and awareness campaign focused on encouraging health care workers to seek support and treatment.
"Passage of the Dr. Lorna Breen Act will deliver help to health care workers, ultimately saving lives and preserving their ability to provide the best care possible to patients," Schmitz added.
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