ALL IN: Caring for New Jersey’s Caregivers

The ALL IN: Caring for New Jersey’s Caregivers initiative seeks to make New Jersey the best state in the country for our healthcare workforce’s mental health and wellbeing.

New Jersey’s health workers deserve the right to pursue mental health care privately. However, overly invasive mental health questions in licensing and credentialing applications prevent health workers from seeking support and increase the risk of suicide. Together these leading organizations are working with the State of New Jersey Legislature to change this for all current and future licensed healthcare workers with the introduction of S.4286/A.5594.

The initiative calls for six actions to improve access to mental health care for health workers—addressing unique stressors, eliminating stigma and creating a system that supports professional wellbeing and safe, compassionate patient care:
Ensure accessible and affordable mental health care
Commit to equal privacy in mental health care
Strengthen access to confidential Professional or Physician Health Program (PHP) Support
Guarantee confidential peer support
Encourage education and training on mental health and professional wellbeing
Advance a supportive pathway for re-entry

For more information: https://drlornabreen.org/new-initiative-brings-healthcare-community-together/