Preventing and managing moral injury among health care workers
The Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Mental Health Conditions
Moral distress and injury have been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic as health care workers face unprecedented working conditions in a stressful environment. Created by The Centre of Excellence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Mental Health Conditions, the guide to moral injury is a practical resource that will help health care workers and organizations to understand moral injury and employ strategies to mitigate risks of lasting harm. Providing health care workers with this support is crucial to maintaining their health and well-being.
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