Mary Beth Kingston

Hospitals Against Violence, Workplace Violence, Community Violence, Leadership

New violence mitigation framework built to establish safer workplaces, communities

Oct 19, 2021 By Mary Beth Kingston

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.

Mary Beth Kingston

AONL Board President

Hospitals Against Violence, Workplace Violence, Community Violence, Leadership

New violence mitigation framework built to establish safer workplaces, communities

Hospitals Against Violence

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