AHA on June 3 will hold its sixth-annual #HAVhope Friday, a part of its Hospitals Against Violence initiative for mitigating violence in the workplace and community. #HAVhope Friday is a national day of awareness that unites hospitals, health systems, nurses, doctors and other professionals on social media to highlight programs and other violence mitigation initiatives. Download the #HAVhope Friday digital toolkit for social media posts and graphics that you can use to participate on June 3 using the #HAVhope hashtag.

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June 5, 2026 is #HAVhope Friday, a national day of awareness highlighting how America’s hospitals and health systems prevent violence in their workplaces and…
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The AHA will recognize the Hospital Against Violence initiative’s 10th annual #HAVhope National Day of Awareness on June 5. The day highlights how America’s…
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Across our nation, hospitals and health systems are places of healing. Yet increasingly, they also are on the front lines of addressing a significant public…
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Join the AHA June 5 to recognize the Hospitals Against Violence initiative’s #HAVhope National Day of Awareness. The date marks 10 years of dedication to…
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Elinore Kaufman, M.D., medical director of the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, and Michele Volpe, chief operating officer of the University of…
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Ten national health care provider organizations, including the AHA, released a joint statement April 16 in recognition of Workplace Violence Prevention Month…