Knowing the mental health stressors within the veterinary profession, the AVMA has gathered and created resources to help measure compassion satisfaction, compassion stress and compassion fatigue, and identify areas where to focus on self-care. In addition to personal wellness tools, it also offers a self-assessment tool and training to identify and help at-risk colleagues
Source: AVMA, May 16, 2017.
May is Mental Health Month. The rates of suicide and depression are unusually high among U.S. veterinarians. It’s critical that we take steps to care for our own emotional and mental health.