On May 12, The Joint Commission (TJC) released a statement that supports “the removal of any barriers that inhibit clinicians and health care staff from accessing mental health care services, including eliminating policies that reinforce stigma and fear about the professional consequences of seeking mental health treatment.” The statement came after ACEP met with TJC to discuss physicians being penalized by state licensing boards and other entities for seeking mental health support.
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