Virginia legislators push for more funding in mental health services for healthcare workers
The bill is named in memory of Dr. Lorna Breen
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ROANOKE, Va – A Virginia lawmaker is pushing for an increase in funding for mental health resources for healthcare workers.
“The thing that’s been so crushing about this experience to our family is that she did not have mental health challenges, she didn’t struggle with depression or anxiety,” Lorna’s sister Jennifer Breen Feist said.
Thousands of frontline workers have been struggling with mental health during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sen. Tim Kaine introduced the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act in hopes of providing immediate and long-term solutions for them.