Mental Health of Workers CODAC

Mental Health of Workers

REBOUND ARIZONA" -- A NEWCOMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVE TOHELP SOUTHERN ARIZONA RISEFROM THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19.TONIGHT -- WE TAKE A LOOK ATHOW ORGANIZATIONS ARE HANDLINGTHE MENTAL HEALTH OF WORKERSON THE FRONT-LINES OF THECOVID-19 FIGHT.

9 ON YOURSIDES SHAWNDREA THOMAS FOUNDOUT WHAT CODAC IS DOING ON ADAILY BASIS.SHAWNDREA- HEALTHCARE WORKERSARE DEALING WITH MORE STRESSTHAN USUAL THESE DAYS BECAUSEOF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

ISPOKE TO LOCAL EXPERTS TO FINDOUT HOW COMPANIES ARE HELPINGTHEIR WORKERS COPE WITH THESITUATION.

SOT "FOR THE MOSTPART OUR STAFF PRETTY MUCHHAVE A POSITIVE PROFESSIONALATTITUDE THEY ARE WILLING TOJUMP IN.

THEY'RE ALSO WILLINGTO VOICE THEIR BOUNDARIES ASIT RELATES TO THIS," DR. AMYMUNOZ WITH (CODAC) KODAK SAYSTODAY'S CLIMATE IS PUTTINGPRESSURE ON EMPLOYEES, BUTWORKERS ARE DOING THE BESTTHEY CAN.

THEY HANDLEEVERYTHING FROM PRIMARY CARETO METHADONE, AND MENTALHEALTH TREATMENTS--- TO CASEMANAGEMENT.

SOT "IT'S A 180FOR US WE HAVE BEEN SLOWLYINCHING INTO TELESERVICES ANDTHIS HAS FORCED US IN TO THATROLE," WORKERS ARE ALSOWORRIED ABOUT THE HEALTH OFTHEIR LOVED ONES.

AND HAVINGPEER SUPPORT IS KEY.... SOT"AS FAR AS THE DARKER SIDEGOES WE SEE SOME GUILT ABOUTTHE POSSIBILITY OF BEING ONTHE FRONT LINES AND BRINGINGTHIS DISEASE HOME TO THEIRFAMILIES.

A LOT OF OUR STAFFHAVE KIDS AND LOVED ONES WHOFALL INTO THAT HIGH-RISKCATEGORY, DR. MUNOZ SAYSTHEY'RE ALTERING HOW THEYHANDLE PATIENTS ---AND THATCHANGES THE DYNAMIC OF REGULARTREATMENT.

ESPECIALLY WHEN ITCOMES TO HOME VISITS.

SOT "THESILVER LINING IN ALL OF THISIS WE'VE SEEN THROUGH TELEDOCAND TELEMEDICINE WE'RE SEEINGA LOWER NO-SHOW RATE JUSTBECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO CALLPEOPLE AND UTILIZE ZOOM ANDSKYPE PLATFORM TO REACHPEOPLE," WHILE CODAC HASPROTOCOLS IN PLACE TO KEEPWORKERS ON TRACK.

THEY SAYIT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO GETACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUTWHAT'S HAPPENING WITH COVID-19GUIDELINES AND TO HAVEPATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING FORTHOSE WORKING ON THEFRONT-LINES.

SOT "OUR STAFFARE DOING REGULAR CHECK INSWITH ONE ANOTHER WE'RE ONSEVERAL DIFFERENT THREADS WEUTILIZE EMAIL CONSTANTLY.

WEREPHYSICALLY DISTANT BUT NOTSOCIALLY DISTANT.

RELAXATIONCHECKING IN WITH YOURCOLLEAGUES YOUR FAMILY ANDFRIENDS.

WE ENCOURAGE OURSTAFF TO DO THAT.

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