Connecting Workplaces to Wellness: Structural Solutions to Burnout

• By: Kara Cloud, BA National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence – Rochester Area
• January 19th, 2026
• behavioral health workforce, burnout prevention, employee connection, organizational climate, organizational culture, psychological safety, structural interventions, Winter 2026 Issue, workplace wellness
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What percentage of your time at work is spent connecting with others? A central tenet of behavioral and mental health care is how we show up matters. Yet, a desire to care for the wellbeing of others does not directly translate to wellness among our workforces. The National Council for Mental...

Building Sanctuary: Creating Trauma-Informed Workplaces to Heal Burnout and Secondary Trauma in Behavioral Health

• By: Susie Branagan, RN, BSN Susie Branagan Consulting
• January 19th, 2026
• behavioral health workforce, burnout and compassion fatigue, healthcare technology, peer support, psychological safety, secondary trauma, staff wellbeing, trauma-informed care, Winter 2026 Issue
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The quiet exhaustion in Sarah’s eyes told a story that statistics could never capture. After eight years as a behavioral health nurse, she found herself sitting in her car each morning, summoning the strength to walk through the clinic doors. Anxiety in her chest, her neck, and the very hands she...