CVN to Offer No-Cost Mental Health Support for Frontline Healthcare Providers

Building on its extensive background treating the impacts of PTSD and trauma with military veterans, and the experience of offering mental health resources to frontline healthcare providers and first responders in New York City, Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) is now offering free services in six additional locations of great need, as coronavirus cases surge again putting more stress on hospitals and first responders. CVN Frontline, a no-cost mental health resource center featuring interactive online support groups and asynchronous resources, is available now to Frontline Healthcare Providers and First Responders and their adult family members in Philadelphia, Tampa, Austin, Dallas, Denver, and San Diego. CVN clinicians from Killeen, Texas and San Diego, are facilitating the online support groups. "As the pandemic has taken another turn to once again place this country's healthcare workers and first responders and their families at risk – we are moving quickly to offer our expertise to this population in high-need markets across the country," said Dr. Anthony Hassan, President & CEO of CVN. "This is the next step for us as we do our part in utilizing our extensive experience to treat the impacts of mental health challenges." Since launch on May 20, the CVN Frontline website has had more than 4,500 visitors to date. The most viewed asynchronous video content includes mindfulness, meditation and suicide prevention.