New violence mitigation framework built to establish safer workplaces, communities

Workplace violence spurred AHA's Hospitals Against Violence advisory group to create a framework to support hospitals', health systems' and security leaders' efforts to safeguard staff and patients, writes Mary Beth Kingston, R.N., chair of the group, chief nurse officer at Advocate Aurora Health and AHA Board member. Read how this new framework employs the four critical pillars necessary for implementing comprehensive violence mitigation strategies: trauma support, a culture of safety, violence intervention and risk mitigation.