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Who is Helping the Helpers?

Working in the mental health field can be hazardous to your mental health.

I took my first job in the “field’ when I was 31 years old and 30 days sober. Not kidding. I was working in a healthcare system at the time. In the training and human resources department. My undergraduate degree was in Business Management. I was able to transfer to mental health direct service work because the turnover was so high. Job…