Physicians Practice April 29, 2024
Richard Payerchin

Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation teams with Physicians Foundation to define problem, propose solutions.

Across the nation, 17 states have taken steps to eliminate physician licensing questions that create barriers to physicians seeking mental health care.

The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, in conjunction with The Physicians Foundation and the #FirstRespondersFirst Initiative, has launched a campaign to change the way physicians, other health care workers and executives think about mental health and its effects in the medical field.

At least 80% of physicians said they support eliminating credentialing questions about mental health care that effectively become barriers to physicians seeking that care, while 47% said their practices, health systems never or rarely took action on those questions, according to the...

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