VA wants you to feel safe and welcome at all VA facilities and is dedicated to the zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Your path of recovery is yours. Find your resilience and seek help after an incident of sexual assault or harassment.
Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks held a survivors’ panel to share experiences and recovery from Domestic Violence Awareness and Intimate Partner Violence
Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man to fight in the revolutionary war. VA celebrates Sampson on Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 26.
Transgender Day of Visibility is observed March 31. This observance […]
VA’s Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program has information on services available for those impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV).
Veterans at the Disabled American Veterans’ Women Veterans Seminar took White Ribbon pledge to end harassment and sexual assault.
During March’s Women’s History Month, we celebrate 100 years of advancing women Veterans’ health care at VA.
White Ribbon VA aims to eliminate sexual harassment, sexual assault, and domestic violence in VA facilities and surrounding communities and to promote positive change in organizational culture.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the White Ribbon VA supports the national “Stand Up to Stop Harassment Now!” campaign.
On April 14, 2021, VA Secretary Denis McDonough held a virtual ceremony to underscore his zero tolerance for gender-based harassment or sexual assault in VA facilities. At the ceremony, McDonough and VA senior leaders, including Army combat Veteran Chief of Staff Tanya Bradsher, affirmed their commitment to the White Ribbon VA pledge.
Using bystander intervention, a clerical assistant sprung into action after seeing a provider being harassed by a patient.