10/10/2024
It is World Mental Health Day today. The veterinary profession as a whole is facing a mental health crisis, with rates of a multitude of unhealthy coping mechanisms far exceeding the average for almost every other profession in the United States. While we at MVS strive to create a healthy environment for our employees both inside and outside of the office, not every veterinary employee is as lucky. So what can you do to help? Be kind to ALL of your veterinary staff with any and every interaction. Make yourself aware of the national prevention hotline of 988. Support NOMV (www.nomv.org), which is working hard to change the landscape of the veterinary profession with both veterinary and client outreach programs. NOMV is raising awareness for the mental health status of veterinary medicine while also researching ways to help.
Not One More Vet (NOMV) will transform the status of mental wellness within the profession so veterinary professionals can survive & thrive.