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As mental health professionals in the Garden State continue to supply the bulk of their services over the phone and video chat, they re paying close attention to individuals on the front lines during this public health crisis, who ve arguably seen the greatest amount of tragedy and heartbreak first hand since mid-March. While attempting to limit the pandemic s fatality count, healthcare professionals and first responders are also attempting to protect themselves and their families from the potential impacts of COVID-19. We have so many people with post-traumatic stress disorder now as a result of this (pandemic), that we re going to be treating them for the rest of our careers, said Charity Truong, a clinical psychologist with Stress & Anxiety Services of New Jersey, located in East Brunswick. The PTSD is so, so severe for doctors and nurses who are running out of beds and having to make constant life-and-death decisions, and losing patients in a way they never had be ....
NJ Human Services Launches COVID Crisis Counseling Helplines for Health Care Workers and Emergency Responders By NJ DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES December 25, 2020 at 10:36 PM By NJ DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES December 25, 2020 at 10:36 PM New Helplines Bolster Response to COVID-19 Emotional Well-being and Mental Health Concerns (TRENTON) – Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson today announced the Department has launched two new helplines in partnership with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to provide emotional support and crisis counseling to health care workers and first responders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our doctors, nurses, frontline hospital staff, first responders, and nursing home workers are risking their lives every day in this battle against COVID. Each day while caring for our families, they worry about the health and well-being of their own families. They have seen far too much heartbreak and tragedy, and w ....
PRESS RELEASE TRENTON, NJ Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson announced Dec. 22, 2020, that the department has launched two new helplines in partnership with Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to provide emotional support and crisis counseling to healthcare workers and first responders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our doctors, nurses, frontline hospital staff, first responders, and nursing home workers are risking their lives every day in this battle against COVID,” stated Commissioner Johnson. “Each day while caring for our families, they worry about the health and well-being of their own families. They have seen far too much heartbreak and tragedy, and we want to be sure that they have a safe place to talk about their experiences, anxieties and trauma. The COVID Hope and Healing Helplines for healthcare workers and first responders are here to help. Please do not hesitate to make the call.” ....
With the number of new COVID cases, deaths and hospitalizations on the rise, New Jersey has launched two helplines for frontline health care workers and first responders. “The holiday season can be a stressful one in good times, but for countless frontline workers the pandemic has made things even harder on their mental health,” Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday. “Please know first, that it is OK to not be OK. And second, that help is available and just a phone call away.” The Department of Human Services in partnership with Rutgers University Behavioral Health care is providing emotional support and crisis counseling to these workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. ....
Published December 23, 2020 What to Know The emotional and mental toll of the ongoing pandemic continues to be felt by many including those who have been on the frontlines since the start of the health crisis. New Jersey Department of Human Services partnered with Rutgers University Behavioral Healthcare Department to launch help hotlines for the state s frontline heroes. Help also remains available for any resident who is feeling this strain of the pandemic on their own mental health. The emotional and mental toll of the ongoing pandemic continues to be felt by many including those who have been on the frontlines since the start of the health crisis. ....