Action Crisis Intervention Response

Establishing a peer-to-peer mental health intervention program for healthcare workers at Henry Mayo Hospital is imperative for addressing stress, anxiety, depression, job burnout, and compassion fatigue. The growing mental health crisis among healthcare workers, leading to a significant number leaving the industry due to lack of support from management, underscores the urgency of this initiative. This action research project emphasizes the need for such a program in conjunction with the established Mental Health First Aid. While the latter provides tools to recognize a mental health crisis, it lacks holistic approaches to aid healthcare workers in immediate crisis mode. The project will provide statistics highlighting the increased mental health problems and lack of support among healthcare industry professionals, further reinforcing the necessity of the program. Additionally, participant data in the research will be measured against national values to ensure accuracy. The research project will employ various data-gathering methods involving participants from Henry Mayo Hospital and an experienced healthcare worker who also serves as an educator at a local nursing school for eight weeks. Ultimately, this action research project aims to pioneer a program for peer-to-peer crisis interventions to alleviate mental health problems stemming from work-related stressors among healthcare workers at Henry Mayo Hospital.