Washington, Sept. 18 -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko issued the following press release:
Representatives Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) and Jen Kiggans (VA-2) announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution designating September 20th as "Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day" and recognizing the need to reduce mental health stigma and improve access to mental health services.
Across the United States, nearly 800,000 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians provide essential care and medication services to patients across community pharmacies, hospitals, and other healthcare settings. The pharmacy workforce experiences significant levels of occupational fatigue given systemic staffing shortages, administrative hurdles, and workplace threats and ...