New board resource addresses suicide prevention in workforce
AHA’s Trustee Services and Behavioral Health teams have released a guide to help hospital and health system boards understand and prevent suicides in the health care workforce, including resources to help begin the conversation about behavioral health supports for the workforce. READ MORE
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