Hospital workers in New York City on the front lines of the coronavirus are getting mental help.
The city is bringing in military trauma specialists to help doctors and nurses deal with the stress connected to their care of coronavirus patients. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife Chirlane McCray is heading the effort.
“We have to wonder how do these healers manage their stress after seeing so much death and suffering. Their emotional state is a crisis within a crisis and an urgent mental health emergency.”
Military specialists who normally counsel combat soldiers will offer wellness checks at hospitals, support sessions and they will train hospital personnel in stress management.