Mobilizing an institutional supportive response for healthcare workers and other staff in the context of COVID-19: The Yale experience.

Gen Hosp Psychiatry

Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States of America; Yale Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America; Office of the Dean, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States of America; Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States

Published: February 2021


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The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic upon healthcare workers necessitates a systematic effort to support their resilience. This article describes the Yale University and Yale New Haven Health System effort to unite several independent initiatives into a coherent integrated model for institutional support for healthcare workers. Here, we highlight both opportunities and challenges faced in attempting to support healthcare workers during this pandemic.

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