Health Workers Report Harassment, Symptoms of Poor Mental Health, and Difficult Working Conditions: What Employers Can Do: Media Statement: CDC Vital Signs: October 24, 2023

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Embargoed Until: Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 1:00 p.m. ET
  
  More than double the number of health workers reported harassment at work in 2022 than in 2018. This may include threats, bullying, verbal abuse, or other actions from patients and coworkers that create a hostile work environment. This finding has important implications for health worker mental health, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.
  
  Health worker burnout was at crisis levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new Vital Signs issue reports that the pandemic presented unique challenges that may have further impaired health worker mental health and increased health workers’ intent to leave their jobs.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Burnout, Professional/psychology Health Personnel Mental Health Occupational Stress Psychological Distress Workplace/psychology
• Series:
  Vital Signs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Press Release
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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