Resources
By sharing knowledge, stories and best practices we can inspire others and drive change. Read and share our research, reports, toolkits and other resources to help advance the three pillars of care team safety.
Clinician perceptions to access mental health care
More than 2,000 nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants informed this report, which explores individual, structural and cultural barriers that prevent some clinicians from seeking mental health care.
Patient code of conduct
Use the perspectives in this report to gain insights on creating and enforcing patient codes of conduct from content, communications and consequences to help create safer working and healing environments..
NASA TLX Survey: How complex communication impacts nurse wellbeing
More than 500 nurses participated in a survey to understand the task load of clinical communication. This report details survey results and five emerging themes perceived as barriers.
The three pillars of care team safety
A new and expanded definition of care team safety is needed to support a thriving healthcare workforce. Multidisciplinary leaders and bedside team members weigh in on the three key pillars of care team safety and what it truly means to be safe at work.
The human-centered leadership model
This report defines the heartset, mindset and skillset that enable leaders to support themselves, lead their teams, and drive sustainable organizational excellence.
Research brief: workplace violence (WPV) examined
Take a closer look at the data from our three pillars of care team safety research. This brief examines survey responses from more than 400 care team members about their WPV experiences, both verbal and physical.
Support a safe and thriving workforce
This post-pandemic report outlines some practices and solutions that health systems have implemented to support a safe and thriving workforce.
Code Lavender® quick start guide
This quick start guide briefly outlines how a Code Lavender program can be implemented to support the physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of patients, families and care team members.
Code Lavender® toolkit
This comprehensive, solution-focused toolkit outlines the importance of Code Lavender programs and how they can be implemented to support the physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing of patients, families and care team members.
Healthcare Workforce Rescue Package
In 2022, a group of healthcare experts, in collaboration with our Coalition and the National Academy of Medicine, published evidence-based actions that can support care team member wellbeing today.
Free webinar: April 23
Workplace violence: Risks, reporting and the importance of understanding both
Explore the different types of workplace violence, the various risks to care team safety, and the importance of reporting every incident. Join our special guest Jennifer Peltzer-Jones, PsyD, RN, Assistant Medical Director of Emergency Behavioral Services, Henry Ford Health for this important discussion.
Code Lavender®: A rapid emotional support program
Executive Strategist Liz Boehm walks listeners through our Code Lavender toolkit in this eductional video. Follow along with your free toolkit and learn how to recruit program champions, co-design workflows, define metrics and share success stories to spread the impact of a Code Lavender.
Addressing workplace violence in leading health systems
This free on-demand webinar provides an overview of The Academy’s Workplace Violence Maturity Model designed to help leaders identify ways to help protect their healthcare workforce.
Nurses' perceptions of barriers to accessing mental health care
Liz Boehm, Stefanie Simmons, MD, FACEP, and Christine Pabico, PhD, RN, NE-BC, FAAN, FFNMRCSI, explore nurse and nurse practitioner perceptions of barriers to access to mental health care in this Nursing Management article.
Physicians' barriers to mental health care:
A conversation with Stefanie Simmons, MD
Medical Economic reporter, Todd Shryock, interviews Stefanie Simmons, MD, Chief Medial Offcer of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation. They discuss why physicians still face barriers to receiving mental health care and what’s being done to change it.
Humans are a source of safety: A frameshift for system resilience
In this commentary, the authors propose that a safety II framework (viewing human creativity as an essential safety safeguard rather than the root cause of error) is critical to the future of safety and wellbeing in healthcare and the sustainability of the workforce.
Healthcare Worker Rescue Package encourages simplicity
The 2022 Healthcare Workforce Rescue Package prioritizes the five critical actions health system leaders can take now to safeguard healthcare workers’ emotional and psychological stability. It also helps lay a foundation for broader wellbeing initiatives in the future.
Healthcare professionals face barriers to accessing mental health care
The author of this Pew article explores three challenges that physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals face when seeking mental health care. She cites several research reports, including a 2025 report published by the Heart of Safety Coalition in collaboration with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation.
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