In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Dr. Lorna Breen, 49, felt overwhelmed by treating so many patients very ill with COVID-19. Then, she contracted COVID-19 and grappled with depression.

But the shattered city was further rocked when it learned that Dr. Lorna Breen of NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital had taken her own life on April 26, 2020, five years ago today.

Ms Breen is a 20-year-old drama student at UCLA whose treatment at Dr Olson-Kennedy’s clinic included puberty blockers at age 12, hormones at 13 and a double mastectomy at 14.

According to its proponents, the Lorna Breen Act provides billions of dollars in resources to help prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among healthcare professionals.