Vets in Mind

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The veterinary profession has come a long way in the nearly seven years since the first major study came out on veterinary mental health, wellbeing, and burnout. The stigma around mental health issues has lessened, more people who need it are seeking help, and more resources are available to create psychologically safe workplaces (see sidebar).

Merck Animal Health released these findings and more from its most recent comprehensive veterinary wellbeing study on January 15 at the 2024 Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX) in Orlando, Florida.

The 2023 Merck Animal Health Veterinary Wellbeing Study IV, conducted by Brakke Consulting Inc. in collaboration with the AVMA, has been repeated every other year since 2017. In 2021, the study added veterinary team wellbeing as an additional component.

The 2023 Veterinary Team Wellbeing Study II had nearly five times more responses from veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, customer service representatives (CSRs), and practice managers than the 2021 survey.

Click here to read the full article and view the study.

Findings from the fourth edition of Merck’s wellbeing study released at VMX