What are the Mental Health impacts of federal worker layoffs?

What are the Mental Health impacts of federal worker layoffs?

Federal health agencies were the latest to be hit with mass layoffs on Tuesday. Three D.C.-area mental health professionals — clinical psychologist Dr. Jessica Smedley
head of Montgomery County Behavioral Health and Crisis Services Monica Martin, and CEO of Counseling Services of Maryland Marjorie Kreppel — spoke with FOX 5 about what they’re seeing from their patients and what to do if you’re recently laid off.

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