09/01/2026
💙🩵 September is Su***de Prevention Month 🩵💙
Every day, CRNAs care for patients during some of their most vulnerable moments, often while carrying an enormous level of responsibility ourselves.
It is rewarding work, but it is also high-stakes, high-stress work.
Long hours. Difficult cases. Unexpected outcomes. The pressure to perform. The expectation that we remain calm when everything around us is not. And sometimes, the quiet belief that because we are the caregivers, we should always be able to handle it.
This September, the AZANA Wellness Committee encourages our anesthesia community to make space for something just as important as caring for our patients: caring for ourselves and caring for one another.
Check on your colleagues, not only when something seems wrong. Ask twice. Listen without judgment. Make it okay to say, “I’m struggling.” And remember that asking for help is not a failure of strength or professionalism.
This month, we also pause to remember those we have lost to su***de and mental health struggles. We honor their lives, their friendships, their contributions to our profession, and the spaces they left behind. 💜
And we hold close the families, friends, colleagues, and loved ones who continue to carry those losses. Su***de does not affect one person, it leaves ripples throughout families, workplaces, friendships, and entire communities.
May we continue building an anesthesia community where wellness is part of professionalism, vulnerability is met with compassion, and no one feels they have to struggle alone.🩵💙
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 for the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline.
~ AZANA Wellness Committee🩵💙
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