Begley stresses self-care during Mental Health Awareness month

American Hospital Association (AHA) Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer and AONL CEO Robyn Begley stressed the importance of self-care for “health care heroes” in a post commemorating Mental Health Awareness month. “Reducing the stigma about mental health is especially important during this pandemic,” she wrote, noting AONL had joined with other nursing organizations to urge the White House and Congress to fund mental health resources in the next COVID-19 legislative package. She also pointed clinicians to existing resources gathered on the AHA website. (AHA News blog, 5/19/20)