This episode discusses suicide and self-harm. If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, text TALK to 988, or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.

It is estimated that nearly 50% of all health care professionals will experience Second Victim Syndrom at least once in their career. A study released in 2017 shed light on an alarming finding: of the female population, nurses are 23% more likely to commit suicide than women in general. This number has only risen in the last 5 years.

Episode 16 may be one of the most consequential episodes we have produced to date. We are drawing a line in the sand to say healthcare must do more to support caregivers who are second victims. We emphatically plead with our fellow nursing colleagues to help rid our profession of the stigma of mental health and to let someone know when you are "not OK".
Caregivers...we need YOU! The communities you serve need YOU! YOU MATTER!

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