Staff and Patient Perspectives on Bystander Intervention Training to Address Patient-Initiated Sexual Harassment in Veterans Affairs Healthcare Settings

One in four women veteran patients experience public harassment by men veterans at Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities. Bystander intervention training —teaching bystanders to identify harassment, assess appropriate responses, and safely intervene before, during, or after an event—is a popular strategy for addressing harassment in military and education settings. We explored staff and veteran patient perspectives on bystander intervention train ing to address harassment of women veterans in VA health care settings.

Source: Womens Health Issues - August 25, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Karissa M. Fenwick, Sharyn J. Potter, Ruth Klap, Karen E. Dyer, Mark R. Relyea, Elizabeth M. Yano, Tana M. Luger, Alicia A. Bergman, Joya G. Chrystal, Alison B. Hamilton Source Type: research