The Schwartz Center is committed to supporting healthcare professionals with additional resources on caring for their patients, themselves and their teams during challenging times. Please find mental health and wellness resources here.
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare proudly supports the healthcare workforce in providing high-quality, compassionate, patient-centered care across the country and around the world. We are steadfast in our mission to advance compassion for all who give and receive care, as we have been since our founding in 1995.
Those on the front lines are caring for worried and suffering patients and families and working long, stressful hours. Caregivers are at significant risk for psychological distress and in need of crucial emotional support right now.
The Schwartz Center’s mission to put compassion at the heart of healthcare holds true no matter how extraordinary or difficult the circumstances.
Below are some tips and resources we have compiled to help caregivers find information they need to continue supporting each other and caring for themselves.
REMEMBER SELF-CARE: Take time to monitor your stress levels and bodily needs. Remember to take breaks, exercise and, if possible, get outside. To be able to care for others, you need to take care of yourself.
STAY CONNECTED: Check in regularly with colleagues, family and friends, consult with peers and supervisors. Support each other and seek support as best you can.
PRACTICE COMPASSION: Please know that your commitment to the health and well-being of others is respected and appreciated. Compassion is the driving force that unites us in our collective efforts.
The Schwartz Center has joined the ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare campaign as a founding collaborator. Led by #FirstRespondersFirst and the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation, and in collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Nurses Foundation, and the American Hospital Association (AHA), this campaign convenes like-minded organizations to provide a road map for institutions to invest in and cultivate environments where their workforce feels valued and supported.
The Schwartz Center hosts free webinars throughout the year focused on compassionate healthcare topics. Some of our recent videos are below. To sign up for upcoming webinars and view the full list of recordings, please visit:
Reframing Distress: Why Moral Injury Matters
Toward a Healing Organization
Supporting Mental Health and Preventing Health Worker Suicide
Challenges and Best Practices in Protecting the Healthcare Environment in Today’s Complex World
Leading with Compassion: Supporting Healthcare Workers in a Crisis
How Healthcare Systems Are Tackling Health Inequities
Building Trust in Complex Environments
Shame in Medicine
Organizational Strategies To Address Our Nation’s Nursing Crisis
Compassionomics: The Case for Compassion
Why Social Support Matters for Frontline Caregivers Right Now
Supporting caregivers is at the heart of our work. We are introducing new programming and resources to address the challenges they are facing. Please consider giving today and help support the healthcare community.