JPHMP Direct November 29, 2023
The government public health workforce and frontline workers reported a higher prevalence of COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress (PTSS) than other US adults, and leaders should invest in systems-level interventions to address the drivers of and potential long-term consequences of PTSS.
Government public health and frontline workers played an essential role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and their mental health suffered in the process. The de Beaumont Foundation and the COVID-19 and Life Stressors Impact on Mental Health and Well-being (CLIMB) research team aim to explain and understand these workforces’ experiences with our recently published brief in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, “Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Governmental Public Health Workforce and General...
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