The Health and Human Services Department has chosen the grantees for $103 million to address healthcare worker burnout and improve employees' mental health and well-being, the department announced Thursday.
The money, made available through the American Rescue Plan Act and distributed by the Health Resources and Services Administration, will be split among 45 grantees. The grants place a specific focus on programs in underserved and rural communities, according to a HRSA news release. The dollars will fund projects including hiring resiliency trainers to support healthcare staff, establishing health system-wide wellness programs and devising initiatives to overcome the stigma associated with healthcare workers seeking mental health treatment.
"We see these investments as vital to not only individual healthcare providers' well-being, but to the health and well being of all of us," HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson said during a call with reporters Thursday. "A healthy population requires a healthy workforce."
Ten organizations including academic medical centers and community health centers will receive a total of $28.6 million over three years to develop or improve programs that promote mental health and well-being for healthcare workers.
Centro de Salud de la Comunidad de San Ysidro in San Diego, Centerstone of Illinois, the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers in Worcester and the Washington University of Saint Louis are the largest grant recipients. Each will get $2,956,000 over three years.
Another 34 organizations will receive a combined $68.2 million to develop training programs for nurses and other health professionals to reduce burnout and promote resilience.
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