VA Health Care: Prevalence Information Needed to Better Understand and Address Harassment Involving Veterans
What GAO Found The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a policy to end harassment-related behaviors—including harassment of a non-sexual nature, sexual harassment, and sexual assault—at its VA medical centers. The policy gives certain VA medical center staff responsibility for managing reported incidents of these behaviors involving veterans. GAO’s analysis of VA data found there were over 31,000 reported incidents from fiscal years 2020 through 2025. Most involved veterans (or other patients) who engaged in these behaviors against staff. Number of Reported Incidents of Harassment-Related Behaviors Involving Veterans at VA Medical Centers, Fiscal Years 2020-2025 However, the data on rep.
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What GAO Found The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a policy to end harassment-related behaviors—including harassment of a non-sexual nature, sexual harassment, and sexual assault—at its VA medical centers.
The policy gives certain VA medical center staff responsibility for managing reported incidents of these behaviors involving veterans.
GAO’s analysis of VA data found there were over 31,000 reported incidents from fiscal years 2020 through 2025.
Most involved veterans (or other patients) who engaged in these behaviors against staff.
Number of Reported Incidents of Harassment-Related Behaviors Involving Veterans at VA Medical Centers, Fiscal Years 2020-2025 However, the data on rep…
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