May is Mental Health Month and for one industry, workers are stepping up to provide much needed mental health support for their peers. More than 600 psychiatrists are volunteering to staff a hotline that is providing counseling services to physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthcare workers are in a precarious position on the frontlines of the struggle against COVID-19. In China, Italy, Spain, the United States, and other countries, thousands of healthcare workers have been infected with the coronavirus. In hospitals where COVID-19 patients have surged, healthcare professionals have worked under disaster conditions for days and weeks with little respite.
