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Tips for Healthcare Professionals: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue

Tips for Healthcare Professionals: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue


Compassion fatigue includes two elements:

  1. Burnout
  2. Secondary Traumatic Stress


This SAMHSA Tip Sheet explores stress and compassion fatigue, as well as signs of distress after a disaster. It identifies ways to cope and enhance resilience, along with resources for more information and support.


Tip Sheet: https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Tips-for-Healthcare-Professionals-Coping-with-Stress-and-Compassion-Fatigue/PEP20-01-01-016

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