New Resource Helps Physicians Prepare Before a Mental Health Crisis Arises
The Physicians Foundation Releases a Personal Crisis Management Plan for Physicians to Help Prevent Physician Suicide
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BOSTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Physicians Foundation today launched A Personal Crisis Management Plan to help physicians navigate their mental health needs. As part of the Foundation s
Vital Signs initiative, the plan was created to help physicians, their colleagues and their loved ones access and have available the coping strategies and resources needed when navigating a moment of crisis.
This resource was inspired by Angela Chen, MD, Loice Swisher, MD, FAAEM, and Mary Jane Brown, MD, who introduced a personal crisis management tool for residents, like safety plans used by psychiatrists in suicidal patients. They found nearly 60% of participating residents agreed that the tool would help them manage a crisis. Nearly a thi
Charities and Non-Profits have until April 15 to apply community grants.
Community Foundation Grey Bruce reminds those interested their projects must benefit the community in at least one of the categories listed in the application.
Each of the wellbeing indicators are outlined in the Foundation’s Vital Signs report.
Vital Signs is a community check-up conducted by Community Foundations across Canada that measures the vitality of communities and supports action on issues that are critical to quality of life.
Applicants will be asked to describe how their project relates to the report.
Grants will be distributed to successful applicants in May.