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Mental, physical risks pose challenges for medical workers amid COVID-19 crisis

Monday, April 27, 2020   (0 Comments)

On April 27th, 2020, NASW members Ashley Carter Youngblood and Kristi Karel were featured in an article on 'Mental, physical risks pose challenges for medical workers amid COVID-19 crisis' put out by WWMT West Michigan.

 

"Quarantines, shut-downs, and stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis did not stop doctors, nurses and other medical care providers from working to save lives. But the consequence of putting themselves on the front lines of the pandemic could have negative impacts on their psychological and physical health. "I think we're all just trying to figure out how to adapt even if we've been trained really well," Ashley Carter Youngblood, a licensed clinical social worker in West Michigan, said."

 

To read the full article, please visit:

https://wwmt.com/features/first-42/mental-physical-risks-pose-challenges-for-medical-workers-amid-covid-19-crisis?fbclid=IwAR1c2wGiKrh4Zi9LQXtpypxxjTucfzpuv4GRyr8T4N3Imc68viJ4kVl5jEc


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