sexual harassment

The National Center for Healthcare Advancement and Partnerships helps to expand VA’s efforts to end sexual harassment, sexual assault and domestic violence.

Learn about harassment/sexual assault statistics, summer safety tips, bystander intervention training opportunities and harmful behaviors.

Using bystander intervention, a clerical assistant sprung into action after seeing a provider being harassed by a patient.

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.

Veterans who experienced MST can find the support they need at VA to heal physically and emotionally. Treatment is free and personalized.

VA has a zero-tolerance policy toward harassment and sexual assault. The Bystander Intervention course is an important tool toward that goal.

The following letter from VA Secretary Denis McDonough is VA’s annual distribution about anti-harassment and sexual assault.

VA is committed to supporting Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma. The new, free Beyond MST mobile app is designed specifically to support MST survivors’ healing and recovery.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the White Ribbon VA supports the national “Stand Up to Stop Harassment Now!” campaign.

VA is joining forces with communities across the nation to launch White Ribbon VA. The aim of White Ribbon VA is to eliminate sexual harassment, sexual assault and domestic violence.

White Ribbon VA Month serves to focus our attention on the deep impact of domestic violence and abuse on those individuals and to join with them to say it is time to rise against violence.

One in four women Veterans report experiencing harassment from other Veterans when they visit VA health care facilities. It’s our responsibility to end it.