The <a href="https://drlornabreen.org/about-the-legislation/" target="_self"><ins>Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act</ins></a> is a first-of-its-kind law to protect and strengthen health workers’ mental health and wellbeing. 
Thanks to your advocacy and in recognition of the value of the Lorna Breen Act, Congress and the President reauthorized the Lorna Breen Act through September 2030. This is a massive victory that secures the vision and strategy for the half-decade ahead.
Now, Congress must act to fund this life-saving, systems-changing work. Join us in urging Congress to provide $45 million for Lorna Breen Act programs in fiscal year 2027.
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Urge Congress: Fund Lorna Breen Act Programs Now!

I am writing to urge you to provide $45 million in FY27 for the bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. Specifically, I am requesting:
• $35M for two HRSA grant programs to improve practice and training environments; and
• $10M for NIOSH/CDC’s technical assistance program.

Why this funding is critical: Our healthcare system is facing a dire workforce shortage that will greatly impact every American's ability to access safe, quality care. HRSA projects by 2038 a shortage of over 354,000 nurses, 141,000 physicians, 53,000 dentists and dental hygienists, and 30,000 pharmacists. Tragically, health workers’ mental health is also worse than any other segment of the U.S. workforce; and health workers are more likely to die by suicide than those in other professions. 

Proven results: The grant programs have already supported over 250,000 health workers across 24 states including Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. 

Additionally, NIOSH’s work has provided 35,000+ healthcare leaders with training materials to address the specific operational factors and burdens that drive their workforce’s burnout, including within health systems and hospitals across Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Key successes include:
• 35% reduction in staff turnover;
• 37% reduction in burnout rates;
• 50% decrease in mental health conditions; and 
• 47% improvement in job satisfaction from operational changes that reduce administrative burden. 

Congress has already reauthorized this law through September 2030. Now, you must provide the funding necessary to realize its maximum impact and keep our healthcare workforce strong, supported, and ready to care for us all.