This peer reviewed publication intends to drive collective action to strengthen health workforce well-being and restore the health of the nation. It calls on multiple actors – including health care and public health leaders, government, payers, industry, educators, and leaders in other sectors – to help drive policy and systems change.

This brief outlines the impact of workplace violence on health workers and the entire health system, and offers a maturity model that leaders can use to advance efforts to address it.

This publication aims to catalyze a national discussion on violence in health care. It brings together the disparate stories from coast to coast, highlighting its broad and pervasive impacts.