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COVID-19 has affected millions of lives globally. The effect on our country is nothing short of devastating and the pandemic is far from over. Many do not know, the trauma experienced by healthcare workers has especially affected the lives of medical residents working on the front lines at hospitals across America. We want to show our appreciation for these dedicated professionals and give them a gift and information to support their mental well being.

Mental Health Facts of Doctors

• Two in five physicians screen positive for depression and mental health issues. https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/how-often-do-physicians-and-medical-students-die-suicide
  
  
• Medical Students are three times more likely to die of suicide than their counterparts in the general population. https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/how-often-do-physicians-and-medical-students-die-suicide
  
  
• One doctor commits suicide in the U.S. every day– the highest suicide rate of any profession. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20180508/doctors-suicide-rate-highest-of-any-profession#1
  
  
• Number of doctor suicides — 28 to 40 per 100,000 — is more than twice that of the general population. The rate in the general population is 12.3 per 100,000. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20180508/doctors-suicide-rate-highest-of-any-profession#1
  
  
• Study showed depression affects an estimated 12% of male doctors and up to 19.5% of female doctors. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20180508/doctors-suicide-rate-highest-of-any-profession#1
  
  
• Study found 20% of medical residents met criteria for depression while 74% met criteria for burnout. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690303/
  
  
• While 27.2% of medical students exhibited depressive symptoms, only 15.7% sought treatment. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690303/
  
  
• Male doctors have suicide rates as much as 40% higher than the general population, and female doctors up to 130% higher. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6690303/

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Where is my Care Package GOINg?

Helping Healers chose Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York as our first host location. New York was the epicenter of COVID-19 and its medical and surgical residents are still tirelessly caring for patients. They are tired and need our appreciation.

Future planning: With success, Helping Healers will choose other host hospitals where its medical residents have worked on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic. Check back with Helping Healers where we will include announcements and updates on our care packages and host hospitals.

Community help through AWARENESS

Helping Healers relies on 100% donation support. This ambitious endeavor only works when our community helps. Spreading awareness about our charity for medical residents and their mental health crisis is key.

Please tell your family and friends, post our link www.helpinghealers.org on social media, use the hashtag – #helpinghealers on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, etc. We appreciate you helping us, help healers.